How to configure GRUB after dual boot linux only installation?
The Fedora Documentation containst pretty detailed info on handling uninstallation process for dual-boot systems, but I haven't found any useful info on dual-boot installation.
I've installed two Fedora 18's on two separate partitions of my sda drive. First I installed Fedora with GNOME (sda2, LVM), then Fedora with LXDE (sda3, LVM). Both systems configured same way with the same repos etc.
I have no separate /boot partition.
The GRUB menu:
1 Fedora (3.9.3-201.fc18.x86_64)
2 Fedora (3.9.2-200.fc18.x86_64)
2 Fedora (3.8.11-200.fc18.x86_64)
4 Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow)
5 Advanced options for Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow)
My /etc/default/grub contents (never altered by me):
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system-release)"
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 $([ -x /usr/sbin/rhcrashkernel-param ] && /usr/sbin/rhcrashkernel-param || :) rd.luks=0 vconsole.keymap=pl2 rhgb quiet"
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"
GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub2/themes/system/theme.txt"
The following problems occur:
1. The GRUB menu does not indicate Fedora versions clearly.
Only by trial and error I know the top entries are for Fedora LXDE and the (Spherical Cow) is for my Fedora with GNOME.
2. (serious) LXDE installation went kernel 3.9. few days ago while the GNOME install is stuck at 3.8.
When I enter the pos. No. 5 in the GRUB menu the highest kernel version I get is also 3.8. EDIT: At some point I started getting GRUB2 Error: You need to load the kernel first.
How do I fix both issues?
What I have already tried:
su -c 'yum clean all && yum update'
