I've got a GRUB problem. Most of the stuff on the web talks about reinstalling GRUB after a new Windows install. My situation is slightly different.
I've got Windows on /dev/sda1. I've got my main Linux system (Ubuntu) on /dev/sdb2. I've got a spare Linux system (Kubuntu) on /dev/sdb3. I just upgraded Kubuntu to 11.04. After the upgrade the Kubuntu GRUB took over. So I can boot anywhere I want. However, I want to set up the GRUB for my main Linux system on /dev/sdb2 (where it used to be before the Kubuntu upgrade). I booted into /dev/sdb2 and executed this command (a command I modified from one on a webpage which assumed that the execution would be done from a LiveCD with the Linux partition mounted). grub-install --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda1 This command generated this error message: "/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition. This is a BAD idea.. /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for cross-disk install." I don't really know where my computer boots from; the MBR on the Windows partition, or /dev/sdb2. I think it boots from the MBR. Can anyone explain how I can reinstall GRUB to work from my main Linux system on /dev/sdb2? Thank you. Bob _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
