Linux Lite Grub2 fails

[transadd]

Hi
Starting new thread as advised.

I am running Linux Lite on sda7 booting from my Debian 8 boot loader on sda  MBR
Unfortunately  Linux Lite  installation would not allow my Debian Grub2 to work, and from the internet I found I was not alone.
This was a shame as I found  Linux Lite very good to use but wanted to keep my Debian boot loader.
For a time I switched to "Handy Linux" but still wanted to use "Linux Lite " 

My solution though NOT very good allowed me to keep my Debian and other disto's




After generating a grub.cfg with update-grub I edited the Debian grub.cfg with geany.
Finding the first entry for Linux Lite and after the word linux I added these two lines
/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=/dev/sda7 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic


This addition will of course have to be repeated if update-grub is used again in Debian or the kernel is changed
To make this easier I copied the two lines to the heading and made them comments by preceding them with an #

This allows me to boot Linux Lite from my Debian Grub2 Menu

It may not be the correct way of doing things but it worked

Regards
John

After reading information on the net I installed Linux Lite 3.2 putting Grub on the root .

On running  update-grub on my original Distro,  Linux Lite was in the boot menu and I was able to boot into it.

Its great to be using Linux Lite again, thanks to all  for making this possible.

Regards

John

[Valtam]

Thanks for the information transadd

[N4RPS]

Hello!

As they say, "Whatever works best for you".

I believe when you download an update to GRUB in Debian, it will automatically detect and add Linux Lite. Problem is, a recent LL update also updates GRUB, which will switch you back to the LL boot loader.

I run Lubuntu on this machine as well. The boot loaders bounce back and forth between Lubuntu and LL, depending on which one was updated last (usually Lubuntu).

I finally assigned a different GRUB background for each of them. That way, I know which one is 'calling the shots'...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

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Thanks
As you described the way I was able to resume downloading LL