> If you still have other systems on there, and you just want to get at the files, then you can use commands of the form :
sudo mkdir /mnt/olddisk (only need to do this once) sudo mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/olddisk (/dev/hda<n> is the partition you want to mount) ls -al /mnt/olddisk (to see the whole file system of the other partition) You can use the above to look at the /boot partition of these other systems, and see the name of the kernel init file and the the kernel itself. You can also see the file /boot/grub/menu.lst which has the grub commands that actually load the other OS. You could enter these command manually at the Linux boot prompt to make sure that OS is still complete and bootable, and if so, add these commands to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file on the Ubuntu 8.04 system. Then, when you boot up, you will get a menu of OS's to choose from. Jon Hi Jon Thanks for the reply I have the following: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo fdisk -l [sudo] password for dave: Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xab07ab07 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sda2 14 1166 9261472+ 83 Linux /dev/sda3 4736 4865 1044225 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda4 1167 4735 28667992+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 1167 4582 27438988+ 83 Linux /dev/sda6 4583 4735 1228941 82 Linux swap / Solaris Partition table entries are not in disk order [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ------------------------------------------- I can see 6 partitions, that all it really means to me. I don't know which are Ubuntu/EMC2 and which are BDI(Debian)EMC. I suppose I would like it to work properly and be able to run some of the programmes. A menu of the OS's to choose from when it first boots up would be nice.(I copied you) According to /boot/grub/menu.lst Ubuntu8.04's root is in hd0,4 - I was hoping for something like sda1 or sda4. I thought it would be quite a simple thing to correct. I also thought Ubuntu8.04 could have behaved a little better. Goes to show I shouldn't think too much!. I live in Africa I should have realized giving it an African word. I'm also a little concerned that I might really stuff everything up, by putting in the wrong command. So I need to go slow and careful. One step at a time. What do you think my next step should be? Best wishes from Africa Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users