>
If you still have other systems on there, and you just want to get at
the files, then you can use commands of the form :
sudo mkdir /mnt/olddisk (only need to do this once)
sudo mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/olddisk (/dev/hda<n> is the partition you
want to mount)
ls -al /mnt/olddisk (to see the whole file
system of the other partition)
You can use the above to look at the /boot partition of these other
systems, and see the name of the kernel init file and the the kernel itself.
You can also see the file /boot/grub/menu.lst which has the grub
commands that actually load the other OS. You could enter these command
manually at the Linux boot prompt to make sure that OS is still complete
and bootable, and if so, add these commands to the /boot/grub/menu.lst
file on the Ubuntu 8.04 system. Then, when you boot up, you will get a
menu of OS's to choose from.
Jon
Hi Jon
Thanks for the reply
I have the following:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for dave:
Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab07ab07
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 1166 9261472+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 4736 4865 1044225 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 1167 4735 28667992+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1167 4582 27438988+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 4583 4735 1228941 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition table entries are not in disk order
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
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I can see 6 partitions, that all it really means to me. I don't know which
are Ubuntu/EMC2 and which are BDI(Debian)EMC. I suppose I would like it to
work properly and be able to run some of the programmes. A menu of the OS's
to choose from when it first boots up would be nice.(I copied you)
According to /boot/grub/menu.lst Ubuntu8.04's root is in hd0,4 - I was
hoping for something like sda1 or sda4.
I thought it would be quite a simple thing to correct. I also thought
Ubuntu8.04 could have behaved a little better. Goes to show I shouldn't
think too much!.
I live in Africa I should have realized giving it an African word.
I'm also a little concerned that I might really stuff everything up, by
putting in the wrong command.
So I need to go slow and careful.
One step at a time.
What do you think my next step should be?
Best wishes from Africa
Dave
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