> > Having some problems learning the world of linux. > > I installed ubuntu 8.04 on my external hard drive. > > this drive has about 5 partitions including the ubuntu one. > > on the installer when it comes up to the final screen i selected > advance and on the boot loader i selected /dev/sdc which is the > external hd so it wont install on the mbr of the main hd with xp. > > now install went well, updated the bios to first boot from external hd > then cd then main hd. restarted, grub is nowhere to be seen and xp > loads up. > > i checked the grub stage1 and menu.lst and their all displaying > (h2,5) which is the linux partition but is this where the bootloader > went? > > did i commit an error on the bootloader install by just putting /dev/ > sdc? should i have put something like '/dev/sdc5' ?? > > how can i fix this? > > > > ------------------------------ > > You need to set the bios to boot from the external drive before the internal drive/s as it seems to be reading only from the internal drive/s afaik.
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