I am not sure if this will help, here is the grub.cfg from a working HP laptop. I have run all the updates that are available and the laptop is still running. I add for all, the laptop has nothing on it except Ubuntu, no windows at all:
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-13fb-455a-a946-46f891ac29be
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
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/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" { recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-13fb-455a-a946-46f891ac29be
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=5f432470-13fb-455a-a946-46f891ac29be ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" { recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-13fb-455a-a946-46f891ac29be
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=5f432470-13fb-455a-a946-46f891ac29be ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
I am not sure if this will help, here is the grub.cfg from a working HP laptop. I have run all the updates that are available and the laptop is still running. I add for all, the laptop has nothing on it except Ubuntu, no windows at all:
# grub-mkconfig using templates
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/00_header ### entry=$ {prev_saved_ entry} 13fb-455a- a946-46f891ac29 be grub/unicode. pf2 ; then d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-
if loadfont /usr/share/
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/05_debian_ theme ### normal= white/black highlight= black/white d/05_debian_ theme ###
set menu_color_
set menu_color_
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/10_linux ###
recordfail= 1 13fb-455a- a946-46f891ac29 be 2.6.31- 14-generic root=UUID= 5f432470- 13fb-455a- a946-46f891ac29 be ro quiet splash img-2.6. 31-14-generic
recordfail= 1 13fb-455a- a946-46f891ac29 be 2.6.31- 14-generic root=UUID= 5f432470- 13fb-455a- a946-46f891ac29 be ro single img-2.6. 31-14-generic d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" {
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-
linux /boot/vmlinuz-
initrd /boot/initrd.
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5f432470-
linux /boot/vmlinuz-
initrd /boot/initrd.
}
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/20_memtest86+ ### +.bin +.bin console= ttyS0,115200n8 d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86
}
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/30_os- prober ### d/30_os- prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub. d/40_custom ### 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.