On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Rags Linux <linux.rags@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you all, I did change /etc/default/grub and was able to see messages. > Its so fast > that it completes in a jiffy. > > However, the main problem is Ctrl + Alt + F2 does not work. May be, this is > a bug. > > Main thing I want to discuss is about root login and password. When I go to > manage > Users and accounts I can't see root. Also, If I give administrator > permission to my login, Ubuntu by default disables login using root account. You can enable it by setting password for root $ sudo bash # passwd root /* enter new password */ # exit This should allow root login. > I can't edit /etc/default/grub. > > I had to use sudo to edit grub file. Because of the file permissions. Also, Ubuntu gives chance to login > without password. > This is really against Unix principles. > > Thanks and Regards, > Raghunand. > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:20 PM, John Mahoney <jmahoney@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Anand Arumugam <anand.arumug@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Rags Linux <linux.rags@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have installed WinXp (32 Bit), Windows 7 (64 Bit) and Ubuntu (10.4) on >>>> my Pentium i5 machine. My monitor is >>>> Dell 2010M flat 20 inch wide screen. >>>> >>>> When I boot Ubuntu I dont see the classic messages I used to see >>>> something like below: >>>> >>>> Starting Crond [OK] >>>> Starting Keboard [FAILED] >>>> >>> >>> ===> This listing of whats going on behind the splash screen was >>> displayed in versions older than v8.04 I think. In the file, >>> /boot/grub/menu.lst I think there is a flag that you can toggle to see the >>> boot messages instead of the splash screen. The comments above the flag, >>> should give you details on how to enable/disable the boot messages. But I am >>> telling this from memory. I moved on to centOS and Debian after v8.04. >>> >> >> This is not the correct way to update the grub on newer systems. After >> Ubuntu updates a kernel they overwrite this file and you will lose any >> changes. The correct way is as I state4d above: >> To see the grub info edit /etc/default/grub and change line >> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" >> then run "update-grub" in the terminal and reboot. >> -- >> John >> >> > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
