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

[Martin J Hooper]

Harry Vorstenbosch wrote:
> 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.

Or you can boot up off the install cd - type "rescue" at the boot 
prompt, point the rescue installer at hdb1 and then you can edit 
menu.lst and then run update-grub and it will fix the problem then.