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Linux Forums - Installation http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ Post here if you need help with Linux installation, boot loader, or dual-boot issues en Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:10 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/images/misc/rss.png Linux Forums - Installation http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ Unpartition before or during Ubuntu install? http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196602-unpartition-before-during-ubuntu-install.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:53 GMT I have an old (10+ yrs) laptop partitioned with Windows XP(30GB) and Fedora 11(10GB) on which I would like to install only Ubuntu 10. I think...

I have an old (10+ yrs) laptop partitioned with Windows XP(30GB) and Fedora 11(10GB) on which I would like to install only Ubuntu 10.

I think Windows can un-partition, and it looks like Ubuntu can un-partition during install. So which is better, un-partition using Windows, then install Ubuntu, or un-partition during Ubuntu installation?

]]> Installation MattQ http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196602-unpartition-before-during-ubuntu-install.html Got Linux Mint 14 working, but broke Windows 7 http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196594-got-linux-mint-14-working-but-broke-windows-7-a.html Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:29 GMT Hello, I have Windows 7 and Linux Mint 14 installed on the same hard drive as follows: Code: --------- /dev/sda /dev/sda2 ntfs (small 104...

Hello,

I have Windows 7 and Linux Mint 14 installed on the same hard drive as follows:

Code:

/dev/sda

  /dev/sda2 ntfs (small 104 MB Windows partition)

  /dev/sda3 ntfs (main Windows partition)

  /dev/sda5 swap (Linux swap area)

  /dev/sda1 ext4 (root Linux partition)

I originally had Windows 7 installed, then shrank the partition to install Linux Mint 14.

From the Grub bootloader, I can successfully select and boot Linux Mint 14, but when I try Windows 7 I get:

Quote:

A disk read error occurred
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart

If I use my Windows 7 DVD to get to the recovery console, bootrec.exe /ScanOS finds no operating systems.

On the Linux Mint 14 side, I can use the file browser to browse my Windows file system (C:\Windows, C:\Program Files, etc..), so I can see everything is still there.

My grub.cfg file (/boot/grub) looks like this:

Code:

#

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE

#

# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates

# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub

#



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then

  set have_grubenv=true

  load_env

fi

set default="0"



if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then

  menuentry_id_option="--id"

else

  menuentry_id_option=""

fi



export menuentry_id_option



if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then

  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"

  save_env saved_entry

  set prev_saved_entry=

  save_env prev_saved_entry

  set boot_once=true

fi



function savedefault {

  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then

    saved_entry="${chosen}"

    save_env saved_entry

  fi

}



function recordfail {

  set recordfail=1

  if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi

}



function load_video {

  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then

    insmod all_video

  else

    insmod efi_gop

    insmod efi_uga

    insmod ieee1275_fb

    insmod vbe

    insmod vga

    insmod video_bochs

    insmod video_cirrus

  fi

}



if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then

   font=unicode

else

insmod part_msdos

insmod ext2

set root='hd0,msdos1'

if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

else

  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

fi

    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"

fi



if loadfont $font ; then

  set gfxmode=auto

  load_video

  insmod gfxterm

  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale

  set lang=en_US

  insmod gettext

fi

terminal_output gfxterm

if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then

  set timeout=-1

else

  set timeout=10

fi

### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

set menu_color_normal=white/black

set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray

### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###

set menu_color_normal=white/black

set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray

### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

function gfxmode {

        set gfxpayload="$1"

        if [ "$1" = "keep" ]; then

                set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7

        else

                set vt_handoff=

        fi

}

if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then

  if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then

    if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then

      if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then

        set linux_gfx_mode=keep

      else

        set linux_gfx_mode=text

      fi

    else

      set linux_gfx_mode=text

    fi

  else

    set linux_gfx_mode=keep

  fi

else

  set linux_gfx_mode=text

fi

export linux_gfx_mode

if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi

menuentry 'Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 64-bit, 3.5.0-17-generic (/dev/sda1)' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {

        recordfail

        gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

        insmod gzio

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        fi

        linux        /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff

        initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic

}

menuentry 'Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 64-bit, 3.5.0-17-generic (/dev/sda1) -- recovery mode' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {

        recordfail

        insmod gzio

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        fi

        echo        'Loading Linux 3.5.0-17-generic ...'

        linux        /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3 ro recovery nomodeset 

        echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

        initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic

}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###

### END /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###



### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        fi

        linux16        /boot/memtest86+.bin

}

menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 65703582-6246-436c-b4ec-39f21f3f76f3

        fi

        linux16        /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8

}

### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-3E5477305476E9D3' {

        insmod ldm

        insmod ntfs

        set root='ldm/ec852016-b735-11e0-bdac-001d60a1eb5f/Volume1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0 --hint-efi=hd0 --hint-baremetal=ahci0 --hint='ldm/ec852016-b735-11e0-bdac-001d60a1eb5f/Volume1'  3E5477305476E9D3

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3E5477305476E9D3

        fi

        chainloader +1

}

### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the

# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change

# the 'exec tail' line above.

### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then

  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg

elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then

  source $prefix/custom.cfg;

fi

### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

Please help!

P.S. I'm very much enjoying and impressed by Mint so far, but there are applications I need on the Windows side for work and school.

]]> Installation spencerw http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196594-got-linux-mint-14-working-but-broke-windows-7-a.html Linux and virtualization http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196507-linux-virtualization.html Mon, 13 May 2013 14:53:02 GMT Hello. Can i have a Linux and a Windows Seven in my hdd on separate partitions and when i am on my Linux, run Windows Seven from my hdd in a vmware...

Hello.
Can i have a Linux and a Windows Seven in my hdd on separate partitions and when i am on my Linux, run Windows Seven from my hdd in a vmware or something like it ?
Of course, I want to be able to boot on my Windows Seven with Grub.

]]> Installation opc0de http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196507-linux-virtualization.html How do I run openSUSE 12.1 KDE Live on an external hard drive? http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196473-how-do-i-run-opensuse-12-1-kde-live-external-hard-drive.html Sat, 11 May 2013 02:41:18 GMT Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and any forum in general. I am also a super noob at Linux. So thats why I came here. Alright, so I know...

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and any forum in general. I am also a super noob at Linux. So thats why I came here.

Alright, so I know theres a lot of forums already on this topic, but this is a more detailed question.

I recently bought an external hard drive (Western Digital, My Passport, 300GB) and I want to put openSUSE LIVE on it. The reason is because DVDs and USBs have not enough space for my taste. I heard external HDD's act like USB's, so I tried the USB installer. I was still nervous to do it, so I tried to research it some more. I figured out that you can screw up the boot loader if you do it that way. What I'm trying to achieve is to make my external like a live USB or DVD. When you put in insert your USB or DVD, you have to go to the boot menu to select the device to boot to. You can run live USB's and DVD's on just about any computer without the hassle of the boot loader. I also figured out you have to disable your C:\ drive in order to do a full install of any Linux distro to external HDD. Let me make this clear before anybody gets ahead of me: I do not want to install the full thing, I just want to run it live.

So is there any way possible I can run openSUSE live from my external HDD without messing with the boot loader?

Thanks in advance;

Zyan~

]]> Installation Zyan_Binx http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196473-how-do-i-run-opensuse-12-1-kde-live-external-hard-drive.html <![CDATA[[all variants] LiveUSB not booting in (U)EFI mode]]> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196381-all-variants-liveusb-not-booting-u-efi-mode.html Mon, 06 May 2013 15:23:31 GMT Hey, I am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail 64-bit, on my Dell Inspiron 15z laptop that came pre-installed with Windows 8. I wish to...

Hey,

I am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail 64-bit, on my Dell Inspiron 15z laptop that came pre-installed with Windows 8. I wish to dual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 without formatting my existing OEM Windows 8 in the (U)EFI mode. I have disabled the SecureBoot option in the (U)EFI system, but every time I try to boot the LiveUSB (which I used made bootable using LinuxLive USB Creator), it shows the GRUB2 Bootloader, but the screen just simply blanks out right after I choose any option from the GRUB menu. Nothing happens after that; the indicator on my USB pendrive also becomes steady. I tried leaving the system as is for as long as 7hrs (when I went off to sleep), but nothing happened. It was the same blank screen. It always freezes at the same point.

The reason why I prefixed this thread with "[all variants]" is because I don't think this issue is limited to any one Linux distro/flavour

If anyone has any solutions to suggest that would help me solve my problem, that would be great and appreciated.

]]> Installation divine_shine http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196381-all-variants-liveusb-not-booting-u-efi-mode.html <![CDATA[GUI software can't locate printer configued in CUPS]]> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196190-gui-software-cant-locate-printer-configued-cups.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:59:07 GMT

I have CUPS using my Epson printer fine, but when I'm in a GUI, like Iceweasel, it only shows that I can print to a file. So I have to get a terminal window up, go to that directory and 'lp' it to print.

I originally tried to install a network printer on this (Debian Wheezy) and it gave me a list of software that was required. I don't need a spooler and all that, I just want it to dump it to the printer over the network. So I think that direction is much to complicated when it works fine this way. At least via lp.

Any idea how to tell the GUI part of Debian that a printer is there and to use it? Seems like this would be easy???

Thanks

Jack

P.S. Hope this is the correct forum for this question...

]]> Installation jkwilborn http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196190-gui-software-cant-locate-printer-configued-cups.html installation of centos 6.4 http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196167-installation-centos-6-4-a.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:38:07 GMT hello, i have a laptop using amd processor of 32 bit. i have installed centos 6.4 x86_64. is it ok or will there be any problem while installing...

hello,
i have a laptop using amd processor of 32 bit. i have installed centos 6.4 x86_64. is it ok or will there be any problem while installing packages and applications? if yes, is there any method to solve? kindly suggest

]]> Installation anshuman_nist http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196167-installation-centos-6-4-a.html Creating a Linux based USB bootable, not for Windows. http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196151-creating-linux-based-usb-bootable-not-windows.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:58:27 GMT

I'd like to create a Linux based USB bootable drive for my laptop. I tried the using the Universal USB Pen Drive installer, but it didn't work.

Basically all I have on my laptop is Fuduntu.
What I'd like to be able to do is install either Ubuntu or Mint, but it seems like 99% of the installers out there are made to be Windows bootable USB keys.

Is there any simple way to create a USB bootable via linux for linux?

Thanks.

]]> Installation kooba http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/196151-creating-linux-based-usb-bootable-not-windows.html