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dids22

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Registered: 2007-01-02

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where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

hi
i'm tring to install arch
where i need to install grub?on the root partition(/)?
because after i finished  the instaltion and rebooted, windows load up normally:/

Last edited by dids22 (2007-02-06 22:30:22)

jwbirdsong

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From: Western KS USA

Registered: 2006-11-25

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

Instaling it to the MBR is the most common method....although either CAN work...

to install to MBR, as root

grub-install /dev/h(s)da

More good info on WIKI

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Zoranthus

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Registered: 2006-11-22

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

Just don't install it on the same partition where your windows boots from, if you want dual boot - this will corrupt your windows installation.

dids22

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

Instaling it to the MBR is the most common method....although either CAN work...

to install to MBR, as root

grub-install /dev/h(s)da

More good info on WIKI

so why windows boot up normally and not grub??

mutlu_inek

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Registered: 2006-11-18

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

Maybe you first tell us what you did. Then we may be able to tell you why it does not work.

dids22

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

i installed it in another partition

Mikko777

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Registered: 2006-10-30

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

I think windows always installs the bootsector to mbr of the same disk its on, so to boot linux you will need to overwrite that by installing grub to the MBR. (the same disk where windows is)

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RaisedFist

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

i installed it in another partition

If you installed it on your root partition it will boot only if you set that partition as bootable.

Use the CD to boot into your installation and use

grub-install /dev/hda 
or
grub install /dev/sda (if you have a SATA disk)

As stated before, you should check the wiki.

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dids22

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

i have only one disk

so i don't need boot partition, just install grub on mbr?

Last edited by dids22 (2007-02-07 17:16:38)

jwbirdsong

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

Yes and then you will have to add a section to /boot/grub/menu.lst for windows to boot...here is mine..It assumes Windows is on 1st partition on the drive.  (Usualy the case)

title Microsoft Windows XP Pro
    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    makeactive
    chainloader +1

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dids22

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

the first option in the grub installation is the mbr, right? ("sda" without a number)

mutlu_inek

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Re: where to install grub?on another partition?or in the / ?

the first option in the grub installation is the mbr, right? ("sda" without a number)

Yes.