[Wubi install] Re: Dual Boot, Twice? Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jul 17 23:06:00 UTC 2010
On 07/17/2010 08:22 AM, Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On 17/07/2010 15:43, nlfirkin at ozemail.com.au wrote:
>> Hey Guys,
>>
>> Sorry.
>>
>> I've done something wrong I think. Please tell me what so I don't do
>> it again. I'd hate to think you've abandoned helping me because I've
>> done something stupid.
>
> Well, Noel,
>
> At this time, the only WRONG thing you did is fail to give us DETAILS on
> what you think you did wrong...
>
> Gilles.
>
Checked the archives & found this:
<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/221975>
I'd not read it as it was 698 lines. Tom H had asked Noel to post
multiple files (should have been to pastebin instead). And goes back to
this original thread:
<http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/218849>
[Dual Boot, Twice?]
@Noel: you installed via Wubi. Your first post in May stated:
> Hi All,
>
> I loved Ubuntu 9.10 so much I tried to upgrade to 10.04 LTS.
> After the upgrade finished it booted once then I couldn't boot into Ubuntu. It didn't show up in the boot menu.
> I tried installing again from the live cd but it added another boot loader.
> I tried to update grub with no change.
> I've tried make a USB boot recovery and can't figure that out.
> Some where in all this I followed some instructions about get grub4Dos.
>
> Now I am lost.
>
> --The First Boot Menu is--
> Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition --(selecting this works)--
> grub4Dos --(selecting this does nothing)--
> Ubuntu --(selecting this takes me to the second Boot Menu)--
>
> --The Second Boot Menu is--
> GNU GRUB version 1.98-1Ubuntu5
>
> Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-21-generic --(selecting this works)--
> Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode) --(selecting this works)--
> Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sda1) --(selecting this works)--
> Windows NT/2000/XP (on /dev/sda3)--(selecting this works)--
> --I have an eeepc 900HA with a 160gb HDD
> --I was aiming for 30gb Ubuntu, 30gb XP and 60gb storage.
Is that still the case? BTW: you an uninstall grub4dos.
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