why Can't I install the grub on ubuntu 6.06?

[alex]

zhihang wang wrote:

>
> This is my disk partion table:
> sudo fdisk /dev/hda -l
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *           1        3825    30724281    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda2            3826        7226    27318532+  83  Linux
> /dev/hda3            7227        7296      562275    5  Extended
> /dev/hda5            7227        7296      562243+  82  Linux swap / 
> Solaris
>
> When I install grub as follows:
> sudo grub-install /dev/hda2 --modules=ext2
> An error message alway occures:
>
> cannot find a GRUB device for /boot/grub.
> grub-setup: error: Cannot guess the root device. Specify the option 
> ``--root-device''.
>
>
> Could any one help me?
>
> Best regards
>
Wasn't there a point during the installation of ubuntu where you had an 
opportunity to install grub as the booter?

Since you seem to have no easy way to boot into ubuntu you could avoid a 
lot of trouble by simply clearing out everything except your Win95 and 
starting over.  Correcting errors in installation can be a real 
drag---and you're never sure if you didn't miss something.

If all you want (in addition to Win95) is ubuntu, you can use hda2 for / 
and hda3 for swap.  You don't need to get involved with hda4, hda5 or 
extended partitioning.

I usually use cfdisk to prepare the partitioning.  You could do this 
while running ubuntu from the CD.

Watch carefully during the installation of ubuntu for the opportunity to 
select grub as the booter.  It's much easier than the apt-install route 
after ubuntu is installed.


alex




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