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Muhnamana
February 11th, 2011, 05:45 PM
Ok, I've tried this a couple of times and can't load Ubuntu.

Here's the scenerio, I have 3 partitions.
/dev/sda1 = ntfs (Win7)
/dev/sda2 = ext4 with the / mount point
/dev/sda3 = swap space

I've some tutorials where I need a /boot partition as well and others where I just need the root partition.

At the bottom, there is a drop down box for you to select the device for boot loader installation.
Those options include /dev/sda, /dev/sda1 (Win7) and /dev/sda2.

Can anyone assist in what else I need to do to get the dual boot working? My first thought is to install the boot loader onto /dev/sda but I'm unsure. It keeps booting Win7 and can't get the option to load Ubuntu.

zvacet
February 11th, 2011, 09:54 PM
I think you should install it on /dev/sda because that way grub will be installed on MBR and you will have dual boot.