Lost Grub - 2
Karl F. Larsen
klarsen1 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 22 23:28:18 UTC 2009
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flavio seixas wrote:
> OK, I realise that the problem in which GRUB does not load turning on the machine is why Ubunto installed Grub on /dev/sda1
>
> But actually the real boot is from /dev/sdb1
Sorry but your words are not correct in American English. Your question
makes no sense.
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> Someone could teach me how I proceed to install GRUB on /dev/sdb1 ??
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You do NOT install grub on /dev/sdb1 as a rule.
> I think that this will solve the problem, but I do not know how to do this.
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> Thanks for any help.
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> Follows the system answer:
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> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo -i
> root at ubuntu:~# fdisk -l
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> Disco /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
> Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x3b943b93
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> Dispositivo Boot Início Fim Blocos Id Sistema
> /dev/sda1 * 1 3648 29302528+ 7 HPFS ou NTFS
> /dev/sda2 3649 4865 9775552+ 5 Estendida
> /dev/sda5 3649 3891 1951866 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/sda6 3892 4865 7823623+ 83 Linux
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It appears that Linux of some sort is at /dev/sda6.
> Disco /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
> Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x79ee79ee
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> Dispositivo Boot Início Fim Blocos Id Sistema
> /dev/sdb1 * 1 7649 61440561 7 HPFS ou NTFS
> /dev/sdb2 7650 19457 94847760 7 HPFS ou NTFS
> root at ubuntu:~#
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It appears the BIG hard drive is all Windows. If you want Windows go to
another list!
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73 Karl
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Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
Linux User
#450462 http://counter.li.org.
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