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Iwillsurvive
October 2nd, 2010, 08:27 PM
I was trying to install ubuntu 9.10 as a dual boot system with windows and I recieved this error message:



The Grub package failed to install into /target/. Without the Grub boot loader, the installed system will not boot




This Error comes up after 94% of the install.

I also cannot seem to get the side by side install option to work (sometimes this option appears sometimes it does not)

I am not sure but I beleive seome of the install files have been placed on the hard drive because I only get the option now to install on the hard drive and totally wipe clean or the emptiest hard drive. So how would I get the possible Ubuntu install off the Hard drive.

I have used this CD to Install before it has no scratches therefore should work.


Also If I have Win Xp on a Raid 0 will the Ubuntu 9.10 install ?

ronparent
October 3rd, 2010, 04:29 PM
The Grub package failed to install into /target/. Without the Grub boot loader, the installed system will not boot
This message will usually appears when you are trying to install the grub 2 boot loader on one disk of a raid set. That would also be consistent with the error at 94% install. At the 94% point incidently all of your files have been written somewhere. If installed to a raid 0 the grub boot loader has to be placed on the /dev/mapper device that represents the raid as a whole. By default, Ubuntu tries to place the grub boot loader usually on /dev/sda. This is incorrect, of course, resulting in the error you saw at the end of the install. If there are no other errors this is fixable by reinstalling grub (see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling GRUB 2).

Although you don't say it is implied, and, yes, it is possible to install side by side with Win xp on a raid 0. I wouldn't suggest you try anything else until you have run the Boot Info script from this site following and posted the results on this post: http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=250055. Although I suspect a simple grub 2 reinstall will fix your boot it would be best to see what you are working with before you try.

Iwillsurvive
October 5th, 2010, 05:27 PM
I will do and the information you have given has been Great

ronparent
October 5th, 2010, 09:47 PM
Good. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Iwillsurvive
October 8th, 2010, 02:11 AM
I tried this methoad but got no response
sudo fdisk -l
when I restart the system goes black and never restarts
so I can go to the next part which are these
part 7.
Refresh the GRUB 2 menu with sudo update-grub


I put screenshot of partitions in . could they be explained