Re: GRUB location on Dual-Boot with TWO hard drives
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sat 13 Oct 2012 at 18:49:14 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
>>
>> Debian Squeeze installed successfully !
>>
>> The dual-boot did not work but I can boot into either Win2k or Debian
>> simply by changing the boot order in the BIOS (hdd-0 or hdd-1). When
>> I set Debian (hdd-1) as 1st boot device I do receive a menu that asks
>> which OS I would like to boot but Win2k (hdd-0) is not offered as a
>> choice. Its missing.
>
> It's not unknown for the installer to not record an OS in the GRUB menu
> even when it detects its presence. The guide does remark that this
> process is still something of a "black art".
>
>> The only choices presented are Debian Squeeze and Debian Recovery. I
>> guess the fact that I did not put GRUB on the win2k drive (hdd-0) is
>> probably why win2k is not offered as an optional OS to boot. However,
>> based on the suggestions from the helpful replies I have received and
>> reading the online tutorials, everyone has suggested the same thing,
>> "Don't put Grub on the windows drive". That is good enough advice for
>> me! Who knows what could have happened!
>
> Probably nothing disastrous. The Windows boot loader would have been
> wiped out, of course, but if there had been no Windows entry in the
> GRUB menu, it is recoverable. As we shall see.
>
>> I can still boot either OS (win2k or Debian) simply by changing the
>> boot order in BIOS. Not a big deal. Sure beats swapping drives in and
>> out of the computer. :)
>
> Login as root and run the command
>
> update-grub
Hi Brian,
My system won't let me log in as root.
I'm just learning to navigate the desktop. Where do I type
update-grub? I understand that Linux distro's utilize what's called a
"terminal". I believe I found the terminal under..... Applications-->
Accessories--> Terminal. Is this correct or is there another location
please?
If it is the correct location, then as soon as the terminal opens, I'm
presented with:
[my-name]@[network-computer-name]:~$ (blinking cursor)
I know I can go to the menu in terminal under.....Terminal-->Reset and
Clear and it will just give me a terminal window with a blinking
cursor.
But the fact is I'm not logged in as 'root'. I read doing so can
compromise your system. Also read that after the initial install of
Debian, the user can't log into root. The user has to configure the
system to log-into root.
What next please?
> Watch the screen for a mention of "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional".
> Check for a Windows entry in /boot/grub/grub.cfg with
>
> less /boot/grub/grub.cfg
>
> If it there it should be offered as an option when you reboot.
Okay but I need to log-into root.
Thanks Brian
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