I'm trying to install Ubuntu 7.10 to my multiboot desktop PC by doing an
"install from hard drive". I'm following instructions in the article
"Alternative Installation Methods for Gutsy: How to install Ubuntu Gutsy
over network or from a hard disk"
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Gutsy-69157.shtml
The method described in this article seems to roughly parallel the
method in the Ubuntu Installation Guide: "Preparing files for hard disk
booting", although there are differences in the details.
When I rebooted my PC and selected "Ubuntu Hard Drive Installation" from
the Grub menu, I got a flood of messages (they flashed by too fast for
me to read) and ended up with BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu7)
prompting me for a command.
I'm trying to install Ubuntu into partition 8 of my second hard drive.
Following the instructions in the article, I set up the installer in
this partition. Here are the contents: (following
mount /dev/sdb8 /mnt/installer)
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] aweiner]# ls /mnt/installer
autorun.inf dists md5sum.txt programs start.ini
bin install pics README.diskdefines ubuntu
casper isolinux pool start.bmp ubuntu.ico
disctree lost+found preseed start.exe wubi-cdboot.exe
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Here are the article instructions for /boot/grub/grub.conf
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Next, you'll need to edit your current Grub configuration file to boot
the new partition. To do this, open the /boot/grub/menu.lst in a text
editor with:
CODE
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
...and add the following lines at the end of the file:
CODE
title Ubuntu Hard Drive Installation
root (hd0,2)
kernel /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=1048576 rw
initrd /casper/initrd.gz
NOTE: the root line tells Grub which partition contains the installer.
If in your case, the partition you created is /dev/hda1, you'll need to
edit that line to root (hd0,0). Grub starts counting your partition from
0, therefore the fourth partition will be (hd0,3) and so on. If you have
a secondary hard disk, you will have to modify the first number from 0
to 1 (e.g. hd1,0 - for the second hard disk, first partition).
Save the file, close the text editor, reboot the computer and choose
'Ubuntu Hard Drive Installation' from the grub boot menu and install
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
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Here is my /boot/grub/grub.conf
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# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this
file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd1,4)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb6
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=30
splashimage=(hd1,4)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.23.15-80.fc7)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.15-80.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.23.15-80.fc7.img
title Fedora (2.6.23.14-64.fc7)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.14-64.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.23.14-64.fc7.img
title Windows ME
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
title Ubuntu HDD Installation
root (hd1,7)
kernel /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper root=/dev/ram
ramdisk_size=1048576 rw
initrd /casper/initrd.gz
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What I've seen from a Google search is that one reason an Ubuntu install
falls into BusyBox is if it can't find the root partition. That doesn't
appear to be the case here.
My (seven-year-old) PC only has 128 MB RAM. This falls below the minimum
of 192 MB recommended for a graphical install of Ubuntu 7.10. But I can
boot the Ubuntu 6.06 Live CD into graphical mode with no problem.
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