Kubuntu 5.10 doesn't boot after install on /dev/hdb1

Harry Vorstenbosch h.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl
Tue Nov 8 18:46:51 UTC 2005


Reinstall (k)ubuntu totally and let grub write the bootrecord
on /dev/hda(1) instead of hdb1. Or maybe it will work too if you go
reinstall and press escape as soon you are at the partition part, press
esc and look at the options, with one of the options you can (re)write
grub.

Success Harry,

Alexander Zhuckov wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I tried to install Kubuntu 5.10 at home on /dev/hdb1. On /dev/hda I have
> other OS.
> 
> Installer defaults to install lilo in MBR on /dev/hdb. It doesn't
> work. I had a lot of fun loading old kernels from formatted disk with
> old lilo from /dev/hda's MBR ;)
> 
> After I installed lilo in MBR on /dev/hda, kernel booted OK, by stopped
> very quickly and leaved me with Busybox prompt and almost empty
> filesystem. Last log record was about me not having /sbin/init.
> 
> I tried only kernel-2.6.12-0-386.
> 
> Can anybody help me with this installation problem?
> 
> -- 
> Alexander Zhuckov
> 





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