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Skriven 2007-02-12 07:56:57 av Joe Bruchis (1:3828/12)
     Kommentar till en text av Alan Hess
Ärende: edit Grub files?
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Hello Alan.

11 Feb 07 15:32, you wrote to me:

 AH> Whilst masticating on <Feb 10 07>, Joe Bruchis (1:3828/12)
 AH> wrote to Alan Hess:

 JB>> You need a /boot directory (actually a partition in Linux) on
 JB>> your Linux drive. Use Gparted to install Grub in the /boot
 JB>> directory or make a /boot directory with Gparted and install Grub
 JB>> there.  You will be able to access Linux once that's done. If
 JB>> your MBR is corrupted, you may not be able to get back to
 JB>> Windows.  Since you are using Windows98SE, you should be able to
 JB>> just reinstall it and return access to your drive. It will be
 JB>> time consuming, but you shouldn't lose data and it will boot the
 JB>> way you want it to.

 AH>>> --- Msged/2 6.0.1

 JB>> Msged/2?  How many OS's do you have? (-:

 AH> Primarily one - eComStation.  I had Win98SE to boot to occasionally (I
 AH> now have XP, also only for occasional visits), and wanted to check out
 AH> Linux.  An echo friend sent me Ubuntu, I installed it to my slave
 AH> drive, and it killed my master drive via Grub.  I restored the master
 AH> from backup, installed Ubuntu on the slave with the master
 AH> disconnected, and that's my current status - I can't get Ubuntu to
 AH> boot.  *adh*

You should have at least 3 partitions on your slave drive (which can be made
with the Gparted program on the Ubuntu install disk). A /boot partition,
a / partition (everything except boot files will install to / and last a swap
partition. Make your /boot partition around 2 gigs and when asked where you
want to install GRUB, answer /boot.  Otherwise it will install to your MBR and
you will be in the position you're in now. To get grub off your MBR, boot to
DOS and do FDISK /MBR.


Joe

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