Continuing with Dual Boot - Ubuntu
This is a discussion on Continuing with Dual Boot - Ubuntu ; First I want to thank Mark for helping me along last night until I
couldn't stay awake.
I don't know that my problem is worth all the mail it created:-)
The big thing that Mark identified for me was that ...
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Continuing with Dual Boot
First I want to thank Mark for helping me along last night until I
couldn't stay awake.
I don't know that my problem is worth all the mail it created:-)
The big thing that Mark identified for me was that since the Linux
partition had been copied from partition one to partition 2 on the new
HD, it was still being incorrectly pointed to.
Then, when we both at approximately the same time, found out I was using
1st instead of lst, we turned another corner.
In between all that, he and others suggested and I tried, a variety of
combinations, to get Grub working.
When I try everything that has been suggested and it doesn't do the
trick, I try variations of the same commands, assuming that I have typed
something wrong someplace and that generated a lot of mail.
I am grateful for those who helped and for the support, from those who
provided it.
After all was said and done last night, Ubuntu boots directly now and I
still don't have Dual Boot working.
It is time for me to review what I have done and take another stab at it
in the very near future.
Thanks again to all.
Richard
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Re: Continuing with Dual Boot
me wrote:
> It is time for me to review what I have done and take another stab at it
> in the very near future.
From a terminal (the installed, running Ubuntu, not the Live CD):
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Right after the Memtest entry (scroll waaaay down) add the following
title Windows at hda1
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
Make sure you have a hard return after the "+1".
Save the changes and reboot. You should now have a Windows entry at the
boot of the Grub boot screen.
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Re: Continuing with Dual Boot DONE
Mark Warner wrote:
> me wrote:
>
>> It is time for me to review what I have done and take another stab at
>> it in the very near future.
>
> From a terminal (the installed, running Ubuntu, not the Live CD):
>
> sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> Right after the Memtest entry (scroll waaaay down) add the following
>
> title Windows at hda1
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> Make sure you have a hard return after the "+1".
>
> Save the changes and reboot. You should now have a Windows entry at the
> boot of the Grub boot screen.
>
THANK YOU once again. That did it!!
I tried both OSs and I can boot them both (one at a time).
I also learned that I had to hit "esc" to access the boot menu.
All is OK.
Thanks,
Richard
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Re: Continuing with Dual Boot DONE
me wrote:
> Mark Warner wrote:
>> me wrote:
>>>
>>> It is time for me to review what I have done and take another stab at
>>> it in the very near future.
>>
>> From a terminal (the installed, running Ubuntu, not the Live CD):
>>
>> sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
>>
>> Right after the Memtest entry (scroll waaaay down) add the following
>>
>> title Windows at hda1
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> chainloader +1
>>
>> Make sure you have a hard return after the "+1".
>>
>> Save the changes and reboot. You should now have a Windows entry at
>> the boot of the Grub boot screen.
>
> THANK YOU once again. That did it!!
> I tried both OSs and I can boot them both (one at a time).
> I also learned that I had to hit "esc" to access the boot menu.
> All is OK.
Good deal. You're welcome.
Pay it forward.
--
Mark Warner
SimplyMEPIS Linux v6.5
Registered Linux User #415318
....lose .inhibitions when replying
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Re: Continuing with Dual Boot DONE
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:21:49 -0500, me wrote:
> Mark Warner wrote:
>> me wrote:
>>
> THANK YOU once again. That did it!!
> I tried both OSs and I can boot them both (one at a time).
> I also learned that I had to hit "esc" to access the boot menu.
> All is OK.
> Thanks,
> Richard
Richard,
The following is snipped from your /boot/grub/menu.lst
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
Add a pound sign # in front of the hiddenmenu and your menu will be
visable without the ESC. Should look like below.
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
Glad you have things working and thanks to Mark for his hard work!
Cheers,
Goph
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Re: Continuing with Dual Boot DONE
Gopher wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:21:49 -0500, me wrote:
>> Mark Warner wrote:
>>> me wrote:
>>>
>> THANK YOU once again. That did it!!
>> I tried both OSs and I can boot them both (one at a time).
>> I also learned that I had to hit "esc" to access the boot menu.
>> All is OK.
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>
> Richard,
>
> The following is snipped from your /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> ## hiddenmenu
> # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
> hiddenmenu
>
> Add a pound sign # in front of the hiddenmenu and your menu will be
> visable without the ESC. Should look like below.
>
> ## hiddenmenu
> # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
> #hiddenmenu
>
> Glad you have things working and thanks to Mark for his hard work!
>
> Cheers,
> Goph
>
>
Thanks for the tidbit :-)
Yes, Mark really helped a lot!
Richard
