How do I get rid of a 2nd system?

What is the output of :

sudo update-grub

Thanks

Hi,

Just got online. This is the results of the above command:

margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for margaret:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$

Sure hope this helps.

Margaret

Any suggestions?

Hi again,

I have no idea wht the results to the command mean other then something is no longer supported. So is there anything I can do to just have one Ubuntu 14.04 installed instead of 2?

I do not see an indication of "a 2nd system" in your output. Where do you see your 2nd Ubuntu system?

And to correct the reason for the "no longer supported" message do the following:
Open a terminal and issue the command

gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub

This should ask for your password as confirmation of an administrative action and then will open an editor with the grub configuration file loaded.

Scroll down about five or six lines and add/remove '#' characters at the beginning of the next lines that it looks similar to this:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTION=...
etc.

Then save the file and close the editor.

As a last step re-issue the command
sudo update-grub

Hi Manfred,

I put the command in the terminal and this is the results:

margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
The program 'gksudo' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$

Should I install this?

Where I see 2 systems is on my Desktop. Ubuntu shows with all the links and symbols. Beneath the System Settings Symbol I have added to Launcher or Panel on the left, the Synaptic Package Manager and the link for Launchpad. Beneath all these is a trash can. Just below and all the way across the screen/monitor is a dark straight line that separates the desktop pattern from another just like it. Below the 1st trash can at the bottom of the screen is a 2nd trash can.

When there are no link symbols on the left panel and just a solid desktop except for the Ubuntu symbol in the center, there are 2 lines of print where the trash cans normally are. Both lines read "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS".. So this is why I think I have 2 systems installed or why the 2 trash cans and the 2 lines of print.

Margaret

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> Subject: Re: [Question #251069]: How do I get rid of a 2nd system?
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 18:56:27 +0000
>
> Your question #251069 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> I do not see an indication of "a 2nd system" in your output. Where do
> you see your 2nd Ubuntu system?
>
> And to correct the reason for the "no longer supported" message do the following:
> Open a terminal and issue the command
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
>
> This should ask for your password as confirmation of an administrative
> action and then will open an editor with the grub configuration file
> loaded.
>
> Scroll down about five or six lines and add/remove '#' characters at the
> beginning of the next lines that it looks similar to this:
>
> GRUB_DEFAULT=0
> #GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
> GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
> GRUB_DISTRIBUTION=...
> etc.
>
> Then save the file and close the editor.
>
> As a last step re-issue the command
> sudo update-grub
>
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1. instead of the gksudo ... command use

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
and do the editing as told before

2. I think that you do not have two Ubuntu systems, but just one system with a strange display on your screen.
So the real question most probably must be "How do I get the screen display back to normal".

Hi,

I did and this is what came up: I added the # on second line, changed 10 to 5 on 4th line and left rest as was. Afterwards did as it said and ran 'update-grub'.

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
# info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

Hope this helps. Greek to me.

Margaret

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> Subject: Re: [Question #251069]: How do I get rid of a 2nd system?
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 20:37:01 +0000
>
> Your question #251069 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> 1. instead of the gksudo ... command use
>
> sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
> and do the editing as told before
>
> 2. I think that you do not have two Ubuntu systems, but just one system with a strange display on your screen.
> So the real question most probably must be "How do I get the screen display back to normal".
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069/+confirm?answer_id=6
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.

What I wanted to achieve with that change is to get rid of the "Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported." warning during "sudo update-grub". And at boot time you should now see a "grub" menu for five seconds, where you can select a special boot mode in case that this would be necessary.

For your display problem: Please provide the output of the following commands:

uname -a
lsb_release -a
sudo lshw -C display
cat ~/.config/monitors.xml

Hi,

I don't remember seeing anything when I boot except the usual screen. I copied and pasted your commands in a terminal and this is the results:

margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ uname -a
Linux margaret-Z62FM 3.13.0-30-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 9 22:47:59 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ sudo lshw -C display
[sudo] password for margaret:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for margaret:
  *-display:0
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:feb80000-febfffff ioport:ec00(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:feb40000-feb7ffff
  *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
       description: Display controller
       product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2.1
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:fea80000-feafffff
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$

Hope the above gives you the info you need to help me solve this problem.

Margaret

> To: <email address hidden>
> From: <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #251069]: How do I get rid of a 2nd system?
> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 05:56:35 +0000
>
> Your question #251069 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> What I wanted to achieve with that change is to get rid of the "Warning:
> Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set
> is no longer supported." warning during "sudo update-grub". And at boot
> time you should now see a "grub" menu for five seconds, where you can
> select a special boot mode in case that this would be necessary.
>
> For your display problem: Please provide the output of the following
> commands:
>
> uname -a
> lsb_release -a
> sudo lshw -C display
> cat ~/.config/monitors.xml
>
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> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/251069
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.

Hi,

I just put in a terminal the command: sudo update-grub

I could not copy and paste, so wrote it down and typing it in. Here is the result:

margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for margaret:
Generating grub condiguration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0.30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
margaret@margaret-Z62FM:~$

Hope that this gives you more information to go on to help me get rid of what appears to be a duplicate system.

Margaret

As you can see from the output of update-grub the "GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT no longer supported" warning has disappeared.
The original reason for asking that output was to check whether there are really two Ubuntu installation on your system, and the output shows that this is not the case. In one of my previous posts I have already written that I assume that you just have a display problem that makes it look like two Ubuntu systems on one screen.

If you try changing the screen resolution or other display settings, does that change anything?

HI Manfred,

I just now switched the screen resolution from 12 something down to 1024 x 768 and soon as I clicked Apply, the second trash can went away. I want to thank you very, very much for solving my problem. You were right, I didn't have a second system like it looked like I did. Thanks again.

Just to let everyone know that #12 solved my problem but there is no "This Solved My Problem" button to click on.