With Grub legacy you can run 10 OS on 1 machine. Grub 2 is still inbred for instance if you install Ubuntu on top of windows, suse, mandriva, the grub 2 will delete other linux entries and show ubuntu and windows only. I prefer chain loader over grub 2.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM, bipin kumar <bipin...@gmail.com> wrote: > just out of curiosity, why is grub2 crap ? personally i ve never had > any problems with grub2. > > On Jun 17, 4:55 pm, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > well Grub 2 is crap. If you wish to add more OS use GAG or Super Grub > Disk. > > I am glad that I served your purpose. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:15 PM, nishandh M <pro.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > @David, Thanks.. super grub disk downlaoded from the following link, > and > > > booted > > >http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10921 > > > looks like an easy way to restore grub. > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:33 PM, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Hi, You need to log in with live cd and restore the Grub. See if it > works > > >> otherwise open Gparted and flag Ubuntu partition as a "boot". If it > still > > >> fails email me your fdsik -l output. In addition try super grub disk, > a free > > >> utility that handles complicated boot options. > > > > >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM, nishandh M <pro.n...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >>> Windows 7 seems to make two primary partitions, a 100MB as well as a > user > > >>> specified size partition. Boot flag is on the 100MB partition. Any > > >>> correlation for the above discussd problem to this fact? > > > > >>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Manu Krishnan T.V < > > >>> tvmanukrish...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>>> On Wednesday 16 June 2010 12:45 AM, raghu ram wrote: > > > > >>>> Friends recently i installed ubuntu 10.04 in my friend's dell studio > > >>>> latptop > > >>>> which is having windows 7, after installing ubuntu i could see grub > with > > >>>> windows and linux > > >>>> partitions, > > >>>> for checking i booted into windows 7 which suceesfully booted but > when i > > >>>> restarted no grub boot loader is there. > > >>>> using live cd again i installed grub it had shown windows and linux > when > > >>>> ever i am booting into windows grub > > >>>> is washing out. it is teling no operating system found > > > > >>>> note : grub always finding the path of recovery paritions probably > > >>>> removing grub > > > > >>>> the paritions are like this > > >>>> sda 1 is dell utiliity > > >>>> sda 2 is windows recovery ( where grub always booting through) > > >>>> sda 3 is windows os ( pc is supposed to boot) > > >>>> remaining are linux partitions > > > > >>>> Since you are having Dell, check for any software like Dell Backup > safe > > >>>> or something installed in your Windows 7. My friend had the same > problem and > > >>>> he got it fixed after removing that software. There is a > documentation > > >>>> regarding it in the Ubuntu website. but I can't locate in now. :( > > > > >>>> -- > > > > >>>> suggestions or solutions or comments are welcome > > >>>> thanks inadvance > > > > >>>> Susarla Raghuram > > >>>> Research Fellow > > >>>> Space Physics Laboratory > > >>>> Vikram Sarabhai space center > > >>>> Thiruvananthapuram. 695022 > > > > >>>> -- > > >>>> With love and regards, > > >>>> Tvm a.k.a Bizzard > > > > >>>> Find me @ Bizzard's Hackshop <http://www.bizzard.info/> > > > > >>>> Quote: I'm not a HANDSOME guy. But I can give my HAND to SOME one > who > > >>>> needs help. 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