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I tried a forum search but it seems everyone has a different, specific issue with things like this.
My partition setup is:
sda
sda1 - Vista recovery partition
sda2 - Vista partition
sda 5 - swap
sda 6 - /
Exactly where does GRUB need to go in this config? I tried sda2 and sda, neither worked.
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sda - you need to give more details about how it didn't work.
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It boots to Vista, I never see GRUB.
I have tried doing:
sudo grub
find /boot/grub/stage1 <-- not found
find /grub/stage1 <-- not found
nothing is found, perhaps GRUB isn't really getting installed? If not, it is likely an error on my part, what could I be doing wrong?
Last edited by kBang (2009-04-10 19:40:20)
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Don't you need to specify the root before searching for the grub menu?
root (hd0,0)
hd0 = sda
hd0,0 = sda1
hd0,1 = sda2
hd1 = sdb
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not when you are at: grub>
also I meant I was root when I called grub, install CD log in as root.
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not when you are at: grub>
you *do* need to specify 'root (hd0,5)' even at the grub prompt.
And please don't double post.
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kBang wrote:not when you are at: grub>
you *do* need to specify 'root (hd0,5)' even at the grub prompt.
And please don't double post.
You specify "root(hd#,#)" after "find /boot/grub/stage1", which tells you where "root" is.
Last edited by SkonesMickLoud (2009-04-11 06:49:10)
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if you really do not see grub and it just boots into vista, do the following:
boot with arch cd
login with root
mount your linux /:
mount /dev/sda6 -t auto /mnt
install grub on your mbr
grub --root-directory /mnt/ /dev/sda5
(alternativly:
grub (and in the grub promt)
grub> root (hd0,5)
grub> setup (hd0)
You have to edit your /mnt/boog/grub/menu.lst then
uncomment the windows part and change (hd0,0) to (hd0,1) (because hd0,0 is your vista backup)
edit the archpart like this: change (hd0,1) (or whatever) to (hd0,5)
now it should work.
Last edited by dan.boff (2009-04-11 07:23:29)
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Hello everyone!.
Well it seems I'm having the same problem. The issue here is whenever I input any command (logged as root on Arch Live CD)
grub
grub> root (hd0,4) // In my case it's (hd0,4)
grub> setup (hd0)
I get
Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
or
whenever I try to install GRUB to hd0 MBR from the Arch Live CD *Tools* I get:
Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition
Any help on this? I'm kinda stuck :s
Thanks.
Last edited by HighD (2009-05-03 18:58:19)
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