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I want too run dsl alongside Windows and Wubuntu linux on an UEFI based laptop, how can I make the .iso bootable on an UEFI system? Or is there another way around? I have tried installing it in BIOS mode and that went fine. When I switch to UEFI the grub config in Wubuntu can see the dsl installation but when I include it in grub and try to boot it it just says "error: you need to load the kernel first". TIA

Karstein
If you used UEFI for Windows and Ubuntu (I assume you mean Ubuntu), then you should already have the required EFI partition.

Did you boot into Ubuntu and then run grub-update and install-grub? But first make the necessary changes to /etc/default/grub.
(02-22-2024, 03:03 PM)Yan Wrote: [ -> ]If you used UEFI for Windows and Ubuntu (I assume you mean Ubuntu), then you should already have the required EFI partition.

Did you boot into Ubuntu and then run grub-update and install-grub? But first make the necessary changes to /etc/default/grub.

After booting into wubuntu (it is Windows Ubuntu, formerly known as WindowsFx or LinuxFx) I used grub-customizer to update grub. What changes to /etc/default/grub were you thinking of? I have the impression that grub-customizer makes the required changes.

Edit: Here's my /boot/grub/grub.cfg As you can see dsl is there but if I choose it i get a error sauing "<You need to load the kernel first"
Code:
# # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub # ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ### if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then   set have_grubenv=true   load_env fi if [ "${initrdfail}" = 2 ]; then    set initrdfail= elif [ "${initrdfail}" = 1 ]; then    set next_entry="${prev_entry}"    set prev_entry=    save_env prev_entry    if [ "${next_entry}" ]; then       set initrdfail=2    fi fi if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then    set default="${next_entry}"    set next_entry=    save_env next_entry    set boot_once=true else    set default="${saved_entry}" fi if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then   menuentry_id_option="--id" else   menuentry_id_option="" fi export menuentry_id_option if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then   set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"   save_env saved_entry   set prev_saved_entry=   save_env prev_saved_entry   set boot_once=true fi function savedefault {   if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then     saved_entry="${chosen}"     save_env saved_entry   fi } function initrdfail {     if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -n "${partuuid}" ]; then       if [ -z "${initrdfail}" ]; then         set initrdfail=1         if [ -n "${boot_once}" ]; then           set prev_entry="${default}"           save_env prev_entry         fi       fi       save_env initrdfail     fi; fi } function recordfail {   set recordfail=1   if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi } function load_video {   if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then     insmod all_video   else     insmod efi_gop     insmod efi_uga     insmod ieee1275_fb     insmod vbe     insmod vga     insmod video_bochs     insmod video_cirrus   fi } if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then    font=unicode else insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi     font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2" fi if loadfont $font ; then   set gfxmode=auto   load_video   insmod gfxterm   set locale_dir=$prefix/locale   set lang=en_US   insmod gettext fi terminal_output gfxterm if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then   set timeout=30 else   if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then     set timeout_style=hidden     set timeout=10   # Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is   # unavailable.   elif sleep --interruptible 10 ; then     set timeout=0   fi fi ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### set menu_color_normal=white/black set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### function gfxmode { set gfxpayload="${1}" if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7 else set vt_handoff= fi } if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then   if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then     if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then       if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then         set linux_gfx_mode=keep       else         set linux_gfx_mode=text       fi     else       set linux_gfx_mode=text     fi   else     set linux_gfx_mode=keep   fi else   set linux_gfx_mode=text fi export linux_gfx_mode menuentry 'Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { recordfail savedefault load_video gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-94-generic root=UUID=0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-94-generic } submenu 'Advanced options for Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { menuentry 'Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon, with Linux 5.15.0-94-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.0-94-generic-advanced-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { recordfail savedefault load_video gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi echo 'Loading Linux 5.15.0-94-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-94-generic root=UUID=0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-94-generic } menuentry 'Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon, with Linux 5.15.0-94-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.0-94-generic-recovery-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { recordfail load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi echo 'Loading Linux 5.15.0-94-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-94-generic root=UUID=0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-94-generic } menuentry 'Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon, with Linux 5.15.0-91-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.0-91-generic-advanced-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { recordfail savedefault load_video gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi echo 'Loading Linux 5.15.0-91-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-91-generic root=UUID=0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-91-generic } menuentry 'Windows Ubuntu 11 Cinnamon, with Linux 5.15.0-91-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.0-91-generic-recovery-0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0' { recordfail load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt3' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt3  0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 fi echo 'Loading Linux 5.15.0-91-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-91-generic root=UUID=0c101bb8-fcc4-4a59-9dd4-8a83e1ce12a0 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-91-generic } } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_zfs ### ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_zfs ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ### ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-1B00-1D20' { savedefault insmod part_gpt insmod fat set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2  1B00-1D20 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1B00-1D20 fi chainloader /efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi } menuentry 'DSL2024 (alpha) (on /dev/sdb1)' --class dsl --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-simple-5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65' { savedefault insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt1' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1  5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 fi linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 ro quiet selinux=0 initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp } submenu 'Advanced options for DSL2024 (alpha) (on /dev/sdb1)' $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65' { menuentry 'Damn Small Linux 2024 Alpha (on /dev/sdb1)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp--5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65' { savedefault insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt1' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1  5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 fi linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 ro quiet selinux=0 initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp } menuentry 'Damn Small Linux 2024 Alpha, with Linux 5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp (on /dev/sdb1)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp--5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65' { savedefault insmod part_gpt insmod ext2 set root='hd1,gpt1' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1  5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 else   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 fi linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=5b91a600-9118-4353-af0a-3a75cca1df65 ro quiet selinux=0 initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.10.188-antix.1-486-smp } } set timeout_style=menu if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then   set timeout=10 fi ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ### menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' { fwsetup } ### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/35_fwupd ### ### END /etc/grub.d/35_fwupd ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change # the 'exec tail' line above. ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ### if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then   source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then   source $prefix/custom.cfg fi ### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
I'm talking about  /etc/default/grub , not /boot/grub/grub.cfg . There's a link in my previous post; if you click on /etc/default/grub , you'll be shown a page that explains the change to be made.

I don't know anything about grub-customizer . It seems to be specific to Ubuntu.
(02-23-2024, 01:58 PM)Yan Wrote: [ -> ]I'm talking about  /etc/default/grub , not /boot/grub/grub.cfg . There's a link in my previous post; if you click on /etc/default/grub , you'll be shown a page that explains the change to be made.

I don't know anything about grub-customizer . It seems to be specific to Ubuntu.

I knw you were talking about /etc/default/grub, I posted grub.cfg to show you that dsl IS in the grub menue, it woud not have been unless GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false was already set.

To be sure I ran sudo update-grub and tried to boot again, same result it just says "You need to load the kernel first" when I select dsl from the grub menue. What can I do to make sure the kernel is loaded? Does the dsl kernel support 64 bit cpu? (AMD)
Is secure boot on? Try disabling it.
(02-23-2024, 04:53 PM)Yan Wrote: [ -> ]Is secure boot on? Try disabling it.

Secure boot is disabled. It would not boot wubuntu at first so I disables it.