By default, it seems, Mint installs grub into the MBR of sda1. I would like it put on its own partition on my new laptop. I had it installed in MBR but then Vista wouldn't boot.
Now I have Vista reinstalled and a generic bootloader that's Vista friendly (EasyBCD) and I don't want to overwrite it again. EasyBCD asks that grub be installed in root partition. Is there a way to do this?
Is there a way to installgrub in root partition?
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Is there a way to installgrub in root partition?
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Fred
Re: Is there a way to installgrub in root partition?
locutus,
If you are installing Linux you can specify, on the last screen before it starts to install, where to install grub. The default is the mbr. There is a button called "advanced" I think it's called. Click it and put in the designator for the partition the /boot folder is on. It is usually the root partition of your Linux install if you don't have a separate /boot partition.
Example:
Let's say you don't have a separate /boot partition and your / partition is sda6. You would enter (hd0,5) in the installer instead of mbr.
If you have an existing install that you can't now boot into, use SuperGrub live cd to boot into it. Don't be tempted to fix it with SuperGrub, just use it to boot into the Linux install.
Using the same example as above, open a terminal and type:
sudo grub
root (hd0,5)
setup (hd0,5)
quit
Close the terminal.
You will now have grub installed to your / partition pointing to the menu.lst located in /boot/grub of your / partition.
Fred
If you are installing Linux you can specify, on the last screen before it starts to install, where to install grub. The default is the mbr. There is a button called "advanced" I think it's called. Click it and put in the designator for the partition the /boot folder is on. It is usually the root partition of your Linux install if you don't have a separate /boot partition.
Example:
Let's say you don't have a separate /boot partition and your / partition is sda6. You would enter (hd0,5) in the installer instead of mbr.
If you have an existing install that you can't now boot into, use SuperGrub live cd to boot into it. Don't be tempted to fix it with SuperGrub, just use it to boot into the Linux install.
Using the same example as above, open a terminal and type:
sudo grub
root (hd0,5)
setup (hd0,5)
quit
Close the terminal.
You will now have grub installed to your / partition pointing to the menu.lst located in /boot/grub of your / partition.
Fred
Re: Is there a way to installgrub in root partition?
Thank you Fred. I'm downloading M5 again, will try it when it's finished.
Re: Is there a way to installgrub in root partition?
It worked, thanks again Fred. I haven't managed to connect to my router yet, buy hey, I'm in. One problem at a time, eh?
Is there a wiki page on wireless setup?
Is there a wiki page on wireless setup?