boot loader not installed

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sun, 10/25/09, fyrbrds at netscape.net <fyrbrds at netscape.net> wrote:

> From: fyrbrds at netscape.net <fyrbrds at netscape.net>
> Subject: Re: boot loader not installed
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 10:02 AM
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>  No responses so far on this. I have another
> question. In one of the boot loader faqs I read, someone
> made mention of Ubuntu's boot loader. Am I right in
> assuming that Ubuntu uses grub? Is there another forum for
> boot loaders?
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Yes, grub is the default; however, you can use lilo or something else
if you wish. I think grub has its own site; just google for it and see what comes up.  Also see below:

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> From: fyrbrds at netscape.net
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> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Sent: Sat, Oct 24, 2009 1:43 pm
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> Subject: boot loader not installed
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> I tried
> to install ubuntu 9.10 beta. It completes the install but
> does not install grub. I boot with other boot cds or with
> easy bcd and these can find grub no where. Why would ubuntu
> think it made a proper install without a boot loader?
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You might try installing grub from rescue mode or try fix broken
from menu. If grub is actually installed but you can"t see it try
running "update-grub" from the cli(cntrl-alt-F(1-6) If you don't see the grub boot loader on startup with normal kernel you should see a tty1 terminal, if so just sign in and sudo commands as needed. You can first try update-grub from cli.  If that doesn't work, type grub at cli
and set up grub for your HDD, but, you will have to know what to do and I can't help there.  So google or someone else can help, perhaps.
>From "aptitude search grub" typed from the cli, then enter, should show you if grub is installed.  This is all basic stuff but you don't say what your level of expertize is.  Probably do aptitude search grub first to see if grub ever got installed.  I had no grub issues at all with a multi-partitioned HDD but remember it is beta and there are likely bugs. The only time I use a multi-drive using hardy, grub-update solved all my problems.  HTH some. I'm no expert.
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> I have tried installing it 5 times on different drives and
> different partition schemes with the same result. 
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> I want a dual boot config. I have Windows Vista on a 500GB
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> 300GB NTFS (hd1)
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> 300GB Nvidia SW RAID w/ 3x WD Raptor 150 (hd2)
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> Tried installing on hd2 3 times. Finally read pages with
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> Tried hd0 twice. hd0 has 160G Vista partition. I set up a
> 40G /home, 12G swp, 4G /tmp, and 80G / (sda8)
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> All attempts to boot this config after install have failed.
> The Vista boot loader remains intact.
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> I tried NeoGrub and the Super grub Boot cd. No grub install
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> Last question: Is there a way to boot to a command prompt
> with the live cd for repairs? The live cd gnome terminal is
> practically blind-mute.
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You should be able to boot to a tty terminal by just booting up
when X is not functioning. If not, what does the menu say when you
boot from the live CD. Try all the Function keys listed and you should find something that allow booting to a tty terminal.  Good luck.
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Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net