-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Viktor Mastoridis wrote: > [I posted this on LAU, but as it's Ubuntu Studio related, I am > reposting it here as well] > > A small history, > > I am using Ubuntu Studio for a year now, and with the release of 9.04 > Jaunty, I decided to do a clean install of it. > As for a long time a wanted to try Studio64, I decided to partition my > hard disk and install that as well (Studio64 2.1) > I also like and need Frescobaldy, but I just couldn't install it on a > Debian platform, so I decided to make one more partition and install > Open Suse 11.1. > Finally, I made one more partition for future OS tests and one partition > for the files. > All in all, on my 500gb hard disk I created 6 partitions and installed > the OS's in the following order: > 50gb partition 1 : Ubuntu Studio > 50gb partition 2: Open Suse > 50gb partition 3: Studio64 > 50gb partition 4: empty > 180gb partition 5: files > 20gb partition 6: swap > > Now, of course, every OS created it's own boot loader and when I finally > installed Studio64, although it recognised the other OS's, and gave me > the option to boot into them, a Grub error 12 would appear (no files). > > Browsing Forums, I bumped across Grub Super Disk and I am able to boot > into every single OS from there. But alas, I am not literate enough to > create a valid menu.lst on the master boot record.
The menu.lst does not exist in the MBR. Check the grub manual for details. > > I would appreciate any hints or (links to) simple and clear instructions > on the net. I am ready to reinstall all the OS's if needed. I start to Reinstalling is not needed. If anything this will cause you even more grief until you get a handle on grub. > understand that a small separate /boot partition would be very useful, > but I don't have a clue how to set it up. > First thing to do would be to understand how grub and boot loaders work. You will also need to understand partitioning before you dig into grub. Wikipedia is actually a good place to look for these topics. The manual for grub can be accessed via a terminal with "info grub". Alternatively the manual is posted online if for some reason you find a browser or PDF easier to read: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/ Honestly, I no longer even dual boot. I personally do not see a benefit to doing this. I am not suggesting that you do not have a valid reason, only that it makes no sense for me and my work flow. Hth, -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkn3etYACgkQwRXgH3rKGfO0BwCfc6RZSEUNcAg6Q1iUnPIFY7Rc nSsAmwdNrl3q80Z8zdIUXoXA/tuh1/13 =eIDi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
