wagb278
November 5th, 2012, 08:09 PM
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 and after a restart Grub lists the old OS (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) that 12.04.1 replaced (I hope). Selecting 8.04 in grub returns an error - need to install kernel.
From what I could tell, the install of 12.04.1 LTS went okay (quicker than I expected), so maybe the install didn't go right.
I have two hard disks that are partitioned so that I can alternate LTS versions (I am just now getting to the 2012 LTS). Partition sda1 had 08.04 LTS and Partition sdb1 has 10.04 LTS. I believe I installed 12.04 LTS over writing 08.04 LTS on sda1. (sda2 is the mount point for /home shared between the two versions of Ubuntu).
The installer detected the two versions (8.04 and 10.04) and when asked what to do; I used the "Something Else" option which was a little confusing but I believe correctly selected to overwrite 8.04 with 12.04 (formatting that partition as ext4 (was ext3) and use that as the mount point for / (root) and also to use sda2 for mounting /home. I am running 10.04 on the computer in question now and all seems well with that.
There was no Help or information on the install options pages, so I might of messed up, but I don't think so. Side note - Help info would have been nice that explains what you are doing and what the options mean. I would also prefer to see a wizard summary that tells you what is gong to happen before it does anything.
The install came up with a Finish dialog screen; I did not notice any Grub notification at the end of the install, like I have seen on other installs. Did I do wrong using the "Something Else" option? Should I try the replace option - but will that give me the chance to specify which to replace? I can't afford to loose my working 10.04.
I just checked with GParted and partition sda1 is 9.77 GiB with 2.78 GiB used (does that sound right? - should a fresh install be larger than 3 GiB). My 10.04 on sdb1 is using 6.03 GiB, per GParted, but that has stuff installed on it - not a fresh install)
I expected, and want, Grub to list the 10.04 (which I am using to send this post) and the new 12.04 which I have doubts got installed properly. Maybe 12.04 did get installed and it is just a Grub issue?
What is recommended by the community to diagnose and resolve this?
Thanks,
Jim
From what I could tell, the install of 12.04.1 LTS went okay (quicker than I expected), so maybe the install didn't go right.
I have two hard disks that are partitioned so that I can alternate LTS versions (I am just now getting to the 2012 LTS). Partition sda1 had 08.04 LTS and Partition sdb1 has 10.04 LTS. I believe I installed 12.04 LTS over writing 08.04 LTS on sda1. (sda2 is the mount point for /home shared between the two versions of Ubuntu).
The installer detected the two versions (8.04 and 10.04) and when asked what to do; I used the "Something Else" option which was a little confusing but I believe correctly selected to overwrite 8.04 with 12.04 (formatting that partition as ext4 (was ext3) and use that as the mount point for / (root) and also to use sda2 for mounting /home. I am running 10.04 on the computer in question now and all seems well with that.
There was no Help or information on the install options pages, so I might of messed up, but I don't think so. Side note - Help info would have been nice that explains what you are doing and what the options mean. I would also prefer to see a wizard summary that tells you what is gong to happen before it does anything.
The install came up with a Finish dialog screen; I did not notice any Grub notification at the end of the install, like I have seen on other installs. Did I do wrong using the "Something Else" option? Should I try the replace option - but will that give me the chance to specify which to replace? I can't afford to loose my working 10.04.
I just checked with GParted and partition sda1 is 9.77 GiB with 2.78 GiB used (does that sound right? - should a fresh install be larger than 3 GiB). My 10.04 on sdb1 is using 6.03 GiB, per GParted, but that has stuff installed on it - not a fresh install)
I expected, and want, Grub to list the 10.04 (which I am using to send this post) and the new 12.04 which I have doubts got installed properly. Maybe 12.04 did get installed and it is just a Grub issue?
What is recommended by the community to diagnose and resolve this?
Thanks,
Jim