Active partition of Linux Mint won't Boot
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:08 pm
Hi all,
I'm new to Linux Mint.
I've installed Linux Mint onto my hard drive using a USB thumb.
/dev/hda1 --- Vista
/dev/hda2 --- OSX86
/dev/hda3 --- LinuxMint
/dev/hda4 --- DATA
But during installation, I chose the advanced option NOT TO INSTALL BOOTLOADER.
After installation, I marked /dev/hda3 active, and reboot.
What I got is "missing operating system"...
Can some guru answer me following questions?
1. How can I boot into my /dev/hda3 linux system in this scenario? (I have LiveUSB of LinuxMint 7)
2. Do I need to install GRUB to boot into /dev/hda3? And if yes, why GRUB is need instead of just marking the partition active?
Thanks a lot!
- J
I'm new to Linux Mint.
I've installed Linux Mint onto my hard drive using a USB thumb.
/dev/hda1 --- Vista
/dev/hda2 --- OSX86
/dev/hda3 --- LinuxMint
/dev/hda4 --- DATA
But during installation, I chose the advanced option NOT TO INSTALL BOOTLOADER.
After installation, I marked /dev/hda3 active, and reboot.
What I got is "missing operating system"...
Can some guru answer me following questions?
1. How can I boot into my /dev/hda3 linux system in this scenario? (I have LiveUSB of LinuxMint 7)
2. Do I need to install GRUB to boot into /dev/hda3? And if yes, why GRUB is need instead of just marking the partition active?
Thanks a lot!
- J