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For those getting the two Linux Icon issue, it is because there are two instances of Grub installed, one in the MBR and one on the Ubuntu partition. you should remove the one from the MBR:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=811240
It really shouldn't effect anything other than showing two icons.
Solves my problem!
Thanks for the heads up
Thanks for the info. I used the first thread and it fixed mine MB.
The first time I tried to go to Ubuntu it hung on the Penguin but has been good since.
I did a combination of manual and automatic install of refit. I had to run the enable.sh in a terminal before I saw it of startup.
All is good now. Thanks again. Now for wireless...
what do i do if i don't want to dual boot ubuntu and mac os x?
i want ubuntu to be the ONLY OS on mac mini, but it won't boot after installation
i keep getting the ? sign
Use boot camp to resize your osx partition, then boot the Ubuntu LiveCD, and delete the fat32 partition. start the installer and choose to install to the free space. after you have configured the install, you will be given a summary of what will be done to your system... there is a button in the corner of the window that says advanced, tell it to install grub to the Ubuntu Root partition (which will be shown in the summary). Then you can follow the fix in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanpachi
IDK why you are having issues with your mini. Is it an Intel Mini or PPC?
it's an intel mac mini
plus is there any solution that doesn't include mac os x?
i don't want mac os x on my mac mini AT ALL
There is nothing special needed to install Ubuntu on your Mac Mini. Just put in the disc and boot it up. In the installer, tell it to use the entire drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanpachi
I’m now getting the Windows Boot Manager screen about winload.exe...here’s the story:
I have a Mac Mini with Leopard + Vista + Ubuntu
I had Leopard and Vista working fine, but I installed Ubuntu and then got “No bootable device error” when trying to access both Vista and Ubuntu from the rEFIt screen. I then synced my partitions using the rEFIt tool; this got rid of the no bootable device error and let me boot into Ubuntu but now when I access Windows, the Windows Boot Manager screen comes up and says Windows Failed to start... winload.exe...missing or corrupt. This happens after I choose Windows from the screen where I can choose variants of Ubuntu or Windows.
I reinstalled grub and it didn’t help.
Please help, thanks! - Eric
Yea grub is not the culprit here. It does not touch your windows files. You might try booting from the windows disc into recovery mode and using the fixmbr command.Quote:
Originally Posted by egeier
Hi,
I need some help.
I am trying to tripple boot OSX, XP, and Ubuntu 8.04 on my MacBook bought a couple of months ago. I upgraded the hard disk to a WD 320 GB, otherwise all is as designed.
After installing OSX, I used boot camp and installed windows XP SP2 to a 220 GB partition. That got both windows and OSX working fine.
I then created a 20 GB partition using OSX disk partition. This 20 GB was from the OSX partition. I then installed reFIt and installed ubuntu 8.04. GRUB was loaded into the samd disk as ubuntu, in my case disk 03.
Currently, I get the reFIt menu with an OSX icon, a linux icon, and a windows icon.
OSX and ubuntu work fine.
When I select windows, I get the XP screen and then I get a blue screen that flashes very fast (I cannot read what it displays) and the computer reboots. I tried to go into windows again and I get the option for safe mode which also fails.
I tried botting into the XP installation CD and using FIXMBR. The command works well with no error, however, windows still does not boot and causes the computer to reboot.
Any idea? I have looked all over and am really stuck.