Ubuntu

[Karl Larsen]

Carroll Grigsby wrote:
> On Sunday 27 January 2008 2:40:40 pm Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Martin Marques wrote:
>>     
>>> Karl Larsen escribió:
>>>       
>>>>    I have tried to load this software as another to keep an eye on,
>>>> but when I do load it it takes over Grub! I didn't see any way to
>>>> stop it from doing this. Has anyone else had success? If so let me
>>>> know what to do.
>>>>         
>>> You should ask in an Ubuntu list.
>>>       
>>     I don't belong to any.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>     
>
> Karl:
> Most of the *buntus do not make it easy to dual-boot with another Linux 
> distrobution. First, as you've discovered, they will take over the MBR. There 
> is fix for that -- use the "alternate" .iso (non-live). Then, during the 
> install process you'll see an button labeled "Advanced" which will allow you 
> to put Grub in *buntu's root partition. You'll then have to modify Fedora's 
> grub.conf, adding a chainloader directive to the *buntu root partition and 
> leaving Fedora in control the booting process. Alternatively, you could edit 
> Fedora's grub.conf to include all of *buntu's kernel and initrd stuff.
>
> Beware of another *buntu gotcha: If you have setup a separate /boot partition, 
> don't tell *buntu about it because it will insist on formatting it, thereby 
> erasing all of the good Fedora stuff. The workaround is to let *buntu have 
> its own /boot partition under its / partition.
>
> By the way: The *buntu guys have a ton of online information beyond mail 
> lists -- wikis, forums and other stuff. Betcha this has all been covered 
> there many times.
>
> -- cmg
>
>   
    Thanks a lot! Yes I tried moving the mess that Ubuntu has for a 
grub.conf but it didn't work. It comes up to about half way and just 
quits. I think chainload is the answer.

Karl


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