Re: New Squeeze install fails to boot (not even to grub)
On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:33:35 -0700, Johnathan Ritzi wrote:
> Problem solved (I think). After digging some more, I realized that after
> the install the only partition marked bootable was /dev/sda6 (Linux
> root).
As you installed GRUB into the MBR, that makes sense.
> I used fdisk to make /dev/sda2 also bootable
"Also"? :-?
AFAIK, there can only be one partition marked with the bootable flag -one
partition per hard disk- so did you removed the bootable flag from "/dev/
sda6" and put it on "/dev/sda2"?
As root, run "fdisk -l" so we can see what's your current disk layout.
> (the main Windows partition) and grub (and everything else) came up
> fine. I believe the original set up was using Debian installer
> defaults. Is this something I should report against the installer
> somehow?
I think the installer did the right thing, maybe your BIOS just had some
sort of problem/incompatibility for booting from the linux extended
partition.
Hum, just out of curisosity... fave you tried to boot windows from GRUB?
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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