Thread: Dual (triple) boot Xubuntu, Ubuntu (both Karmic); XP; Grub/Grub 2
hello there,
have following problem:
had win xp (seldomly used) , ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) update 9.04 (jaunty) update 8.10 (intrepid) update 8.04 (hardy).
laptop vintage (toshiba satellite 3000-1gb) thought of trying out xubuntu 9.01 (karmic). went ahead , installed on new partition of harddisk.
after installation grub worked fine, showing me list of xubuntu, ubuntu , xp along other option (memtest et al). however. ubuntu no longer default system tried change in ubuntu using startup-manager. did not display xubuntu , after looking around klicked on "restore old settings" (or that) lead karmic disappearing.
rebooted xubuntu (karmic) , after looking around in various forums updated grub 2 using terminal. in process told "grub-pc" had been uninstalled.
on rebooting ubuntu gone grub menue completely, xubuntu , xp still there.
have attached output of boot-info script. below output of sudo fdisk -l:
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device boot start end blocks id system
/dev/sda1 * 1 3649 29310561 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda2 3650 10638 56139142+ f w95 ext'd (lba)
/dev/sda5 6082 9422 26836551 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda6 3650 5959 18555012 83 linux
/dev/sda7 5960 6081 979933+ 82 linux swap / solaris
/dev/sda8 9423 10638 9767488+ 83 linux
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sda2: winxp
sda5: ntfs data partition shared between linux , winxp
sda6: ubuntu 9.10 (karmic)
sda7: swap partition supposedly used both ubuntu , xubuntu
sda8: xubuntu 9.10 (karmic)
bit of info is, sda's mounted under ubuntu, not under xubuntu. under xubuntu sda8 can mounted. when trying mount of other sdas (sudo mount /dev/sda?) following errors:
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mount: can't find /dev/sda? in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
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when encountered problem first time in xubuntu, installed ntfsprogs via synaptic manager , worked once. after rebooting has has never worked again, after reinstalling ntfsprogs synaptic.
what want achieve following:
on boot grub should display ubuntu 9.10 default os, xubuntu 9.10 next one; , winxp , memtest et al in back.
alternatively i'd rid of xubuntu again have found no difference in speed between ubuntu , xubuntu , have ubuntu , xp (and memtest et al) in grub.
can help?
kind regards
schaeufele
wow, lots of goofy things here (btw xp on sda1 not sda2):posted schaeufele
hello there,
have following problem:
had win xp (seldomly used) , ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) update 9.04 (jaunty) update 8.10 (intrepid) update 8.04 (hardy).
laptop vintage (toshiba satellite 3000-1gb) thought of trying out xubuntu 9.01 (karmic). went ahead , installed on new partition of harddisk.
after installation grub worked fine, showing me list of xubuntu, ubuntu , xp along other option (memtest et al). however. ubuntu no longer default system tried change in ubuntu using startup-manager. did not display xubuntu , after looking around klicked on "restore old settings" (or that) lead karmic disappearing.
rebooted xubuntu (karmic) , after looking around in various forums updated grub 2 using terminal. in process told "grub-pc" had been uninstalled.
on rebooting ubuntu gone grub menue completely, xubuntu , xp still there.
have attached output of boot-info script. below output of sudo fdisk -l:
---
device boot start end blocks id system
/dev/sda1 * 1 3649 29310561 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda2 3650 10638 56139142+ f w95 ext'd (lba)
/dev/sda5 6082 9422 26836551 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda6 3650 5959 18555012 83 linux
/dev/sda7 5960 6081 979933+ 82 linux swap / solaris
/dev/sda8 9423 10638 9767488+ 83 linux
---
sda2: winxp
sda5: ntfs data partition shared between linux , winxp
sda6: ubuntu 9.10 (karmic)
sda7: swap partition supposedly used both ubuntu , xubuntu
sda8: xubuntu 9.10 (karmic)
bit of info is, sda's mounted under ubuntu, not under xubuntu. under xubuntu sda8 can mounted. when trying mount of other sdas (sudo mount /dev/sda?) following errors:
---
mount: can't find /dev/sda? in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
---
when encountered problem first time in xubuntu, installed ntfsprogs via synaptic manager , worked once. after rebooting has has never worked again, after reinstalling ntfsprogs synaptic.
what want achieve following:
on boot grub should display ubuntu 9.10 default os, xubuntu 9.10 next one; , winxp , memtest et al in back.
alternatively i'd rid of xubuntu again have found no difference in speed between ubuntu , xubuntu , have ubuntu , xp (and memtest et al) in grub.
can help?
kind regards
schaeufele
first of regarding old ubuntu (i think older 1 on sda6), though it's recognized 9.10 menu.lst still shows 8.10 , old kernel.
newer install on sda8 contains both legacy grub , grub2 files/dirs.
think should hand boot older ubuntu on sda6. think?
i'd upgrade grub2 (my way, not automated way mixes files). think of that?
if prefer keeping legacy grub can too.
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