Booting off an external is a little more complicated than an internal. If you're selecting your external in bios and it's not booting off the bios, then grub isn't installed on the mbr of the external. If you want to meet I'd be happy to help you. Just email me and we can set up a time.
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Scott Tomaszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alright i just tried to boot kubuntu for the first time since my failing... > BIOS isnt recognizing a bootable partition on the external. Which leads me > to my next question: I noticed while kubuntu 8.04 was running, that some > things didnt work (clicking on network manager wouldnt open along with a > bunch of other applications) not sure if this was just a bad install or if > maybe i did something wrong, but im just wondering if 8.04 is my best option > or should i use 7.10. > > I just kinda want to get a feel for what people recommend for a beginner. > So my question is first should i be using ubuntu or kubuntu (or any other > distro for that matter) and which version is most stable and easy to use. > All replies are appreciated as always. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:12:03 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Bob Schmertz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [UM-LINUX] Dual boot GRUB error 21 > >To: Scott Tomaszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: [email protected] > > > >Scott Tomaszewski incurred the wrath of Bob on Sep 15, by saying > > > >>Hey everyone > >> > >>I got it to work with my windows CDs. Whoo hoo back to a functional > computer again! Thanks everyone! > >> > > > >For the curious, did you manage to restore both your Windows and Kubuntu > >boots with the Windows CDs? > > > >-- > >Cheers, > >Bob Schmertz > > > >P.S. Hi, everybody! >
