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    Dual boot question [SOLVED]

    Heres what I got going on... I currently dual boot Vista and Kubunty 9.04 Jaunty. I am going to remove Vista and throw XP in place of it. I know I will have to re-install the boot loader but I have upgraded to grub2. Here lies my question: What do I need to do after I get XP installed to put grub2 back into operation? I appreciate any insight you can give me on this.

    namopereht
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    Re: Dual boot question

    First before starting, download and burn to bootable CD the program Super Grub Disk (for CD ROM -- not Grub 2, just the regular CD ROM SGD --super_grub_disk_0.9798.iso. Then test it by booting your PC from it and trying to boot into your Kubuntu OS.

    Then do your thing with XP.

    Then Boot into your Kubuntu (using SGD).

    Open Konsole.

    Sounds like you already have Grub 2 files installed in your Kubuntu, and so the part between the ( and the ) is not necessary:
    Optional, then: ( To install Grub 2 files to your PC, open Konsole and run the commands
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-cache search grub-pc
    (returns: grub-pc - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version))
    sudo apt-get install grub-pc )

    When the Grub 2 files are available (in Kubuntu OS), then:

    Then, install Grub 2 to the Master Boot Record of your first BIOS boot drive. For example, if that MBR is sda, the command would be
    sudo grub-install sda
    And then update grub.cfg:
    sudo update-grub

    Reboot to see what happens.
    The old Grub may also still be there (in which case you saw an entry on the boot menu to chainload into Grub 2), in which case you may run
    sudo update-from-grub-legacy
    to replace Grub Legacy with Grub 2 IF YOU WISH TO DO SO.


    Note:
    You can list your drives, partitions with
    sudo fdisk -lu.
    But if there is just one hard drive, it is sda.

    An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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      #3
      Re: Dual boot question

      Thanks for the quick reply. I will be doing this later tonight so will update on my success afterwards

      namopereht
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        Re: Dual boot question

        All good now but had to modify your how-to a touch.
        sudo install-grub sda
        should actually be
        sudo grub-install /dev/sda
        but you put me on the right track. thanks a million.

        namopereht
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          #5
          Re: Dual boot question [SOLVED]

          Ha! Good! That came from a draft I'm writing; maybe you should proofread the final for me, too


          btw, I edited my post and made the correction--thanks.
          An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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            Re: Dual boot question [SOLVED]

            With the number of unanswered questions about this topic I found on google I would guess this should be put up in the help the new guy or the how-to section. It works wonderfully but the Super Grub Boot Disk could be a bit daunting for a new user. If you know exactly what you are trying to accomplish the interface is fairly easy to navigate through, but I had a friend of mine who needed to be walked through the same process over the phone as he was completely lost. All in all it only took about 5 minutes or less to put grub2 back in where it belonged and be back to my familiar Linux desktop.

            namopereht

            side note... As I typed this I noticed my work "google" underlined in red for a spelling error... had to add to the dictionary. Considering that google is so common these days as not only a noun but also a regularly used verb, shouldn't it be added to the stock dictionary? (Also just hit the spell check button on the post screen and came up with the same thing on the site.) Just my $.02 worth.
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              Re: Dual boot question [SOLVED]

              Originally posted by namopereht
              With the number of unanswered questions about this topic I found on google I would guess this should be put up in the help the new guy or the how-to section. It works wonderfully but the Super Grub Boot Disk could be a bit daunting for a new user. If you know exactly what you are trying to accomplish the interface is fairly easy to navigate through, but I had a friend of mine who needed to be walked through the same process over the phone as he was completely lost. All in all it only took about 5 minutes or less to put grub2 back in where it belonged and be back to my familiar Linux desktop.

              namopereht

              side note... As I typed this I noticed my work "google" underlined in red for a spelling error... had to add to the dictionary. Considering that google is so common these days as not only a noun but also a regularly used verb, shouldn't it be added to the stock dictionary? (Also just hit the spell check button on the post screen and came up with the same thing on the site.) Just my $.02 worth.
              I have also noticed that google is not in the spell check dictionary and was like...what the BING.

              drobster
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                Re: Dual boot question [SOLVED]

                @ namopereht
                Here's the "Draft" I referred to, somewhat more finished, but still a work-in-progress:

                GRUB 2 A Guide for Users
                http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106368.0
                An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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