Reg: find out *which drive* has ubuntu. Will you please elaborate how to find which drive has ubuntu - which I am not aware since I am newbie to linux. In windows it is easily can be located any drive but not in linux which is difficult for me! -sriranga(76yrsold)
2009/8/22 Mallikarjun <[email protected]> > On 22/08/2009, sivakumar bharadhwaj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I am using (now become my favourite) JAUNTY - and enjoying every moment - > > for the past 2 months. And some of my collegues too have starting > installing > > Jaunty, and they too are very very happy about it. (not about it being > FREE, > > but the freedom to mix, and customise it for their / my desktop !!!). > > Further I am a newbie to LINUX, have been a faithful windows (from DOS > days > > - XP). > > > Some of my friends provided links to rescue your jaunty and some to > reinstall a new OS, but i will guide your to rescue jaunty if few > steps > > 1) Boot live CD, open Terminal > 2) type in these commands > a) sudo grub (a new command line opens with prompt>) > b) find /boot/grub/stage1 > Output: (hdx,y) (similar to that) > The above output means grub is installed on x drive and y > partition, so if more than one output (in your case one for ubuntu one > for suse) find out which drive has ubuntu or try both > c) root (hdx,y) > d) setup (hdx) > 3) exit and reboot > 4) happy ubuntuing > > any probs mail me back > > > I have grub installed, have XP & Jaunty, in my laptop - Lenovo 3000 G530. > > 250 GB, 2 GB ram, integrated camera - 5 months old. > > > > Yesterday, I installed, with some difficulty OPEN SUSE 11. and my > problem > > started. > > > > I could see in the initial boot - grub - OPEN SUSE 11, ubuntu 9.04, > > microsoft xp. > > > > But when I clicked / enter - It did not boot, and says - no software > > detected. still the same situation. > > > > BUT, I USED JAUNTY LIVE CD - and could take out the documents and files > in > > my thumb drive. so my datas are safe now. LIVE CD is a REAL HELP in > these > > situations. WHEN PC / LAPTOP DO NOT BOOT, and you want to secure your > > files, IT HELPS SO MUCH. > > > > I THANK WITH MY FULL HEART FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THIS 'LIVE CD' stuff. > > > > But, at the same time, help me to open my favourite Jaunty - in my usual > > way, and I want to delete OPEN SUSE 11. Want to have only Jaunty & XP. > > > > Help me. > > > > Thanks once again, folks !!! > > > > s. sivakumar > > chennai > > 93810 66558 > > > > > -- > Mallikarjun > http://mallikarjuna.com > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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