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  1. #11
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    Re: Move installation

    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

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    Re: Move installation

    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
    Please use Thread Tools above first post to change to [Solved] when/if answered completely.

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    Re: Move installation

    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:~$

  4. #14
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    Re: Move installation

    In your bios make sure that your second drive is first in the boot order.
    Castles Made of Sand,
    Fall in the Sea,
    Eventually!

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    Re: Move installation

    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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