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AmbroseBSOD
May 30th, 2008, 07:03 PM
I've recently installed Hardy Heron (x86) on my macbook 4.1.
Partition as follows

/boot 200MB sda4
/ 24000MB sda5
Swap 2000MB

In the advanced option i choose to install the grub to sda4.

Installation goes fine but when I reboot and choose Ubuntu from the boot loader (rEFIt) i get eh message that there is no bootable device and to insert a bootable disk and reboot.

Can anyone provide suggestions as to why this isn't working?
I followed this exact procedure with fedora 9 without issue, and I'm a little confused.


Thanks in advanced!

AmbroseBSOD

cyberdork33
May 30th, 2008, 08:48 PM
There is a Bug in the installer.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=767677

AmbroseBSOD
May 30th, 2008, 09:00 PM
Thanks alot!

AmbroseBSOD
May 30th, 2008, 09:41 PM
Followed instructions, but when I try to redo grub I've hit a snag.

Entered:
sudo grub
find /boot/grub/stage1

I get:

error 15 file not found

How do I get around this/correct it?

cyberdork33
May 31st, 2008, 12:09 AM
Followed instructions, but when I try to redo grub I've hit a snag.

Entered:
sudo grub
find /boot/grub/stage1

I get:

error 15 file not found

How do I get around this/correct it?
because you have a separate boot partition, grub with not be inside a folder named /boot. try 'find /grub/stage1'

AmbroseBSOD
May 31st, 2008, 12:15 AM
Thanks, works much better that way :)