Did a fresh install.
Box still boots up to sda (80gb) instead of sdb (1tb).
I did something wrong
Can this be changed in grub?
Or, what has to be done?
dlw
Did a fresh install.
Box still boots up to sda (80gb) instead of sdb (1tb).
I did something wrong
Can this be changed in grub?
Or, what has to be done?
dlw
Did you install grub to the new drive? If so change BIOS to boot from that drive.
If not, run this and it should add the new install to the menu.
sudo update-grub
Then boot into your new install and install grub to the MBR of the new drive. Confirm if sda or sdb and use correct drive to install from within your new install.
sudo fdisk -l
#if it's "/dev/sdb" then just run:
sudo grub-install /dev/sdb
If still issues run BootInfo report:
Post the link to the BootInfo report that this creates. Is part of Boot-Repair:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info
UEFI boot install & repair info - Regularly Updated :
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295
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Did you install grub to the new drive? If so change BIOS to boot from that drive.
I thought I did.
If not, run this and it should add the new install to the menu.
sudo update-grub
don@don-HP:~$ sudo update grub
sudo: update: command not found
don@don-HP:~$ sudo update-grub
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic-pae
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
don@don-HP:~$
Then boot into your new install and install grub to the MBR of the new drive. Confirm if sda or sdb and use correct drive to install from within your new install.
The sys still boots into sda, not sdb.
sudo fdisk -l
don@don-HP:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for don:
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x4cf176b6
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 146486422 73242187+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 146487294 156301311 4907009 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 146487296 156301311 4907008 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00022359
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2048 1118207 558080 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb2 1120254 1953523711 976201729 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 * 1120256 1953523711 976201728 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdc: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x43c7d366
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 2048 488394751 244196352 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
don@don-HP:~$
In your bios make sure that your second drive is first in the boot order.
Castles Made of Sand,
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Eventually!
If you installed 12.10, you should not have a menu.lst? That is from grub legacy which has not been used since 9.04 unless you upgraded from before that or forced the install of grub not grub2.
Best to see all the details.
Post the link to the BootInfo report that this creates. Is part of Boot-Repair:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info
Boot Repair -Also handles LVM, GPT, separate /boot and UEFI dual boot.:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
You can repair many boot issues with this or 'Create BootInfo' report (Other Options) & post the link it creates, so we can see your exact configuration and diagnose advanced problems.
Install in Ubuntu liveCD or USB or Full RepairCD with Boot-Repair (for newer computers)
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuSecureRemix
UEFI boot install & repair info - Regularly Updated :
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295
Please use Thread Tools above first post to change to [Solved] when/if answered completely.
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