On 12/04/2007 06:50 AM, Michael.Coll-Barth@[snip] wrote:

>
> Many thanks. This is the first time I have installed Linux, of any
> flavor, where the machine had such a drive. It is tough being a newbie
> and a non-newbie at the same time. If that makes any sense!
>
> Next on the agenda is figuring out how to back and restore grub. Then I
> can take the plunge with resizing the partitions. I found out that you
> can use the Ubuntu Live CD to boot the system and run the partitioner.
> I do not yet know well that will actually work.
>
> Michael
>

A definite must to have in your toolkit.
http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/
Also:
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page
http://www.sysresccd.org/System-tools
and
Knoppix
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
Much faster than the LiveCD & much better at detecting & using hardware



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There was quite a lot of discussion towards the end of December on the
subject of Dualboot 2 drives Ubuntu/Win and, having acquired a new
drive, this is what I did. Both drives where SATA and, therefore, there
was no question of having to set master and slave. I disconnected the
Ubuntu drive, connected up the new drive and installed Win XP. Then,
after reconnecting the Ubuntu drive, made sure that the Ubuntu drive was
hd0 and the XP drive hd1.

The following was than added to /boot/grub/menu.lst right at the very
end after the line:-

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIS


title Windows XP
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1

The computer will boot into Ubuntu by default and into XP when Windows
is selected from the boot menu.

I hope that this is of some interest to someone and a Happy New Year to
you all.

Norman



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I also had this issue with installing Ubuntu on secondary SATA channel. I swapped the SATA cables and everything worked fine. I believe the GRUB error was 22.

-Shane
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On Jan 2, 2008 1:01 PM, norman <norman@littletank.org> wrote:

There was quite a lot of discussion towards the end of December on the
subject of Dualboot 2 drives Ubuntu/Win and, having acquired a new
drive, this is what I did. Both drives where SATA and, therefore, there
was no question of having to set master and slave. I disconnected the

Ubuntu drive, connected up the new drive and installed Win XP. Then,
after reconnecting the Ubuntu drive, made sure that the Ubuntu drive was
hd0 and the XP drive hd1.

The following was than added to /boot/grub/menu.lst right at the very

end after the line:-

*### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIS


title * * * * * * *Windows XP
root * * * * * * * (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map * * * * * * * *(hd0) (hd1)
map * * * * * * * *(hd1) (hd0)

chainloader * * * *+1

The computer will boot into Ubuntu by default and into XP when Windows
is selected from the boot menu.

I hope that this is of some interest to someone and a Happy New Year to

you all.

Norman



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> I also had this issue with installing Ubuntu on secondary SATA
> channel. I swapped the SATA cables and everything worked fine. I
> believe the GRUB error was 22.

I think what it is, is that the SATA channels are numbered, in my case 1
to 4 but it is easy to sort things out by looking in the BIOS.

Norman



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norman wrote:

> There was quite a lot of discussion towards the end of December on the
> subject of Dualboot 2 drives Ubuntu/Win and, having acquired a new
> drive, this is what I did.
...
> title Windows XP
> root (hd1,0)
> savedefault
> makeactive
> map (hd0) (hd1)
> map (hd1) (hd0)
> chainloader +1

Ah yes. I'd forgotten that little bit of magic. Thanks Norman.
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On 01/02/2008 10:01 AM, norman wrote:
> There was quite a lot of discussion towards the end of December on the
> subject of Dualboot 2 drives Ubuntu/Win and, having acquired a new
> drive, this is what I did. Both drives where SATA and, therefore, there
> was no question of having to set master and slave. I disconnected the
> Ubuntu drive, connected up the new drive and installed Win XP. Then,
> after reconnecting the Ubuntu drive, made sure that the Ubuntu drive was
> hd0 and the XP drive hd1.
>

Cool! Glad you got it working :-)

Gary


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>
> Cool! Glad you got it working :-)
>
> Gary


Thanks

Norman


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