On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:21 AM, xcut <christian.nentw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I encountered the same problem (grub error 2) after installing, and this > cost me many hours. I considered recommending Ubuntu for some non- > technical friends, but it seems that this still won't be an option. > > Anyway, here is a complete summary: > > - I have an internal NVIDIA mirror RAID with Windows on it. Touching that > RAID or writing anything on it was not an option > - Decided to install Ubuntu to external USB disk > - Installed Ubuntu 8.10 using the alternate installer > - Created 100mb boot partition (sdc1), 100 gig root (sdc5) and 5 gig swap > (sdc6) > - Selected "do not install GRUB to default location" and forced install to > /dev/sdc (the MBR of the external drive) > > Then rebooted, and put the external drive before the internal in the > boot order. > By changing the drive order you made the drive stop being /dev/sdc (hd2,0) and it became /dev/sda (hd0,0) What you want to do is specify the boot drive usually with a F12 menu in the bios. Not change drive order which is what causes grub to fail. -- Grub installs to wrong drive's MBR in default install. No way to change in standard installer. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
