Installing ONLY Grub...

[flipjargendy]

i need to find out if there is a way i am able to install GRUB after i've installed windows. i don't care which version of GRUB i just want to be able to dual boot. i wanted to install Windows last because i was using an install CD that was no good and i have to reinstall Windows. i know each time i do so Windows overwrites the boot loader.

i'm running Windows XP and Kubuntu 6.10

Thanks in advance.

[devils casper]

boot up through Ubuntu LiveCD and execute this

sudo grub-install /dev/hda

in case Harddisk is SATA, replace hda with sda.. GRUB will be back in bussiness.





Casper

[flipjargendy]

The only problem is that when i have this problem i cannot access Linux. Do you think i could it from the command line of the install CD?

[devils casper]

The only problem is that when i have this problem i cannot access Linux. Do you think i could it from the command line of the install CD?

you are right. after Window re-install, machine will boot up Windows only.
boot up from any Linux LiveCD and execute 'grub-install' command in terminal.





Casper

[flipjargendy]

Well, i've been waiting a bit to do it i needed a liveCD. Here's the printout from Konsole:

sudo grub-install /dev/hda
Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device.

[devils casper]

do you have SATA harddisk? as i suggested earlier, if you have SATA harddisk, replace hda with sda in grub-install command.

sudo grub-install /dev/sda

Casper

[flipjargendy]

No go on that.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
/dev/sda: Not found or not a block device

[devils casper]

post the output of 'sudo fdisk -l'.







Casper

[flipjargendy]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1               1         802     6442033+  83  Linux
/dev/hda2             803        8651    63047092+   5  Extended
/dev/hda3   *        8652        9732     8683132+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda5             803         926      995998+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda6             927        8651    62051031   83  Linux

[flipjargendy]

i used this.

In the printout it said it was successful. i'll reboot now and we'll find out.

UPDATE: - It worked, now i just need to edit my grub file so windows is included... i think.

Thanks for the help