pgibson
December 4th, 2010, 04:31 PM
In drs305's standout article HOWTO: Purge and Reinstall Grub 2 from the Live CD (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581099), in the section where it says:
From the Live CD:
* If the Ubuntu OS cannot be accessed through the normal boot process (see above), boot a compatible installation CD/Live CD. The Grub 2 files are by default installed in the partition's /boot/grub folder and will be placed in this folder if the commands are run as instructed. (emphasis mine) :)
I'm not certain what precisely means "compatible" here? Is it using the same desktop (K/X)Ubuntu what is installed on the hard drive? Or the same release number (such as, in my case 9.10) or both or just ---well, you get the idea I'm sure.
You are thanksified by me in advance,
P.S. I'll have more questions as I go along merrily trashing my partitions in my hack-n-slash upgrade, but we is learning, learning learning (and we has second computer beside messed up first one).
Ephanies abound.
:biggrin:
From the Live CD:
* If the Ubuntu OS cannot be accessed through the normal boot process (see above), boot a compatible installation CD/Live CD. The Grub 2 files are by default installed in the partition's /boot/grub folder and will be placed in this folder if the commands are run as instructed. (emphasis mine) :)
I'm not certain what precisely means "compatible" here? Is it using the same desktop (K/X)Ubuntu what is installed on the hard drive? Or the same release number (such as, in my case 9.10) or both or just ---well, you get the idea I'm sure.
You are thanksified by me in advance,
P.S. I'll have more questions as I go along merrily trashing my partitions in my hack-n-slash upgrade, but we is learning, learning learning (and we has second computer beside messed up first one).
Ephanies abound.
:biggrin: