Normally I'd be OK with that approach, however this is now a well behaved mythtv box, so not keen! Looks like Kevin's suggestion of an uninstall then reinstall is the option, or do nothing. Thanks for the replies.
Roger On 22/10/11 18:39, Robert Fisher wrote: > > I would backup and then install a fresh clean Linuxmint 12 which is > due in November. > Rob > On Oct 22, 2011 9:40 AM, "Roger Searle" <roger.sea...@gmail.com > <mailto:roger.sea...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi, I'm running Linux Mint 11, a second OS install on this box, the > > first being various k/ubuntus ending at Natty. I'm not interested in > > the Natty install now and want to make use of the partition for > > something else, however this is where the "working grub" is installed. > > There is a "second grub" (/etc/default/grub, /etc/grub.d/) for the Mint > > install, however editing of this /etc/default/grub and running > > grub-update have no effect on the grub menu when the machine boots, > > leading me to realise I have "2 grubs". I've done enough googling to > > get me this far and realise I don't really know what I should do to have > > the box use the grub files in the Mint install, the likely outcome would > > be rendering it unbootable and needing to reinstall grub. Could someone > > point me in the right direction please? > > > > Some more info that's probably relevant: sda6 is where the Natty > > installation is, sdc1 is / and sdc6 is /home for Mint. The single > > partition on sdb (sdb1) is my /video, the fact that it has the bootable > > flag set may be a hangover from a previous install. And of note, sdc1 > > does not have the boot flag set. > > > > roger@gemini ~ $ sudo fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x0003330c > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 * 30159 30401 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > > /dev/sda4 1 30158 242244073 5 Extended > > /dev/sda5 1 25294 203173992 83 Linux > > /dev/sda6 25295 30158 39070048+ 83 Linux > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > Disk /dev/sdb: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00054fc7 > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdb1 * 1 38914 312568832 83 Linux > > > > Disk /dev/sdc: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x000785a6 > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdc1 1 3892 31255552 83 Linux > > /dev/sdc2 3892 38914 281313281 5 Extended > > /dev/sdc5 3892 4872 7875584 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > > /dev/sdc6 4872 38914 273436672 83 Linux > > > > > > Cheers, > > Roger > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list > > Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz > <mailto:Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz> > > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
