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.


> 
> Someone could teach me how I proceed to install GRUB on /dev/sdb1 ??
> 

	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.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> 
> Follows the system answer:
> 
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo -i
> root at ubuntu:~# fdisk -l
> 
> 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
> 
> 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
> 

	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
> 
> 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:~# 
> 
	It appears the BIG hard drive is all Windows. If you want Windows go to
another list!


> 
> 
> 
>       
> 
73 Karl


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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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