GRUB problem after upgrading to 10.04

[Tom H]

On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Goh Lip <g.lip at gmx.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2 May 2010 15:13:54 -0400
> Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Goh Lip <g.lip at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> By pre-Karmic, I meant grub2 pre-Karmic (the Karmic alphas and betas)
>> not grub1. Sorry about the lack of precision in the expression!
>>
>> When I run dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc", I have the options to install
>> grub to /dev/sda and /dev/sda1. I do not have a test install on which
>> to try it but, if I choose /dev/sda1, will it fail or will I just get
>> a warning that it is a bad thing before it is executed?
>>
> Specifically speaking about experiences of grub2 from Karmic alpha1,
> choosing dev/sda1 will work and will not fail and you will get a
> warning before it is executed AND whenever a grub-update is done, (like
> when there is a new kernel).

Thanks for the clarification. I must have misread the warning at the
time and assumed that it was not possible...

> As I mentioned before, I don't touch much  of the grub 'things' as
> my 'first grub', without modifications, will always pull in the latest
> kernel, (I can still boot whatever kernel or menuentry if I have to) of
> any OS and I don't have to dispense with save, default or update-grub
> etc so the warning message did not really 'scare' me much.

I neither understand fully nor like your first grub setup (sorry!). If
I have a multiboot box, I uninstall grub from all but one of the
installs...