Laplacian3d
March 17th, 2011, 10:19 PM
Hello,
I am having some problems with my grub. My goal is to have a dual boot Lubuntu 10.10 and (streamlined, as much as possible) XP Pro on an older machine. I have a tiny bit of experience with Ubuntu as a single install, but that's all.
Here is what I've done so far (in order):
1. partition sda (80 MB) into 3 partitions using Lubuntu boot disk: Linux swap (2 GB), ext 4 (38 GB), unpartitioned space (40 GB)
2. installed XP on the unpartitioned space (works fine)
3. installed Lubuntu on the Linux partition with (works fine)
At this point, grub has installed properly and I am able to select from the OSes (Lubuntu or XP) from the grub menu.
4. Boot into Lubuntu and apply all recommended updates. Updates successful. Reboot. (But "Reboot Now" option on update GUI doesn't work so I have to Reboot by clicking on shutdown/reboot.)
When it reboots, the grub menu shows two Ubuntu (Lubuntu) OSes and no XP! Selecting the first Ubuntu (Lubuntu) from grub menu brings me into a fully functioning OS, but choosing the second causes the machine to hang.
What is going on? Why is XP removed from grub? Why does grub show two Ubuntu OSes? Can someone please help a Linux newbie?
Thanks.
I am having some problems with my grub. My goal is to have a dual boot Lubuntu 10.10 and (streamlined, as much as possible) XP Pro on an older machine. I have a tiny bit of experience with Ubuntu as a single install, but that's all.
Here is what I've done so far (in order):
1. partition sda (80 MB) into 3 partitions using Lubuntu boot disk: Linux swap (2 GB), ext 4 (38 GB), unpartitioned space (40 GB)
2. installed XP on the unpartitioned space (works fine)
3. installed Lubuntu on the Linux partition with (works fine)
At this point, grub has installed properly and I am able to select from the OSes (Lubuntu or XP) from the grub menu.
4. Boot into Lubuntu and apply all recommended updates. Updates successful. Reboot. (But "Reboot Now" option on update GUI doesn't work so I have to Reboot by clicking on shutdown/reboot.)
When it reboots, the grub menu shows two Ubuntu (Lubuntu) OSes and no XP! Selecting the first Ubuntu (Lubuntu) from grub menu brings me into a fully functioning OS, but choosing the second causes the machine to hang.
What is going on? Why is XP removed from grub? Why does grub show two Ubuntu OSes? Can someone please help a Linux newbie?
Thanks.