Re: [Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB

2010-01-25 Thread Peter Merchant
On Sun, 2010-01-24 at 20:54 +, Tim wrote: On Sunday 24 January 2010 20:40:39 Dean Ramsden wrote: Terry Coles wrote: On Sunday 24 Jan 2010, Dan Dart wrote: Look in /boot/grub/grub.conf (I think) I don't seem to have grub.conf anywhere. Change the file to reflect the new

[Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB

2010-01-24 Thread Terry Coles
Well. I'm nearly there (I hope). Microsoft were true to their reputation to the bitter end and the fix that I discovered earlier (Restore Points) didn't work out. I had a running system, but Windows Update wouldn't work. Fortunately, Dell provides an excellent 'Restore to Factory

Re: [Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB

2010-01-24 Thread Dan Dart
Look in /boot/grub/grub.conf (I think) Change the file to reflect the new kernel images! Or sudo dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc might do it 2010/1/24 Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk: Well.  I'm nearly there (I hope).  Microsoft were true to their reputation to the bitter end and the fix that I

Re: [Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB

2010-01-24 Thread Dean Ramsden
Terry Coles wrote: On Sunday 24 Jan 2010, Dan Dart wrote: Look in /boot/grub/grub.conf (I think) I don't seem to have grub.conf anywhere. Change the file to reflect the new kernel images! Or sudo dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc might do it I don't have grub-pc installed.