--- Tod Merley <todbot88@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8/30/06, Jim Cornette > <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Gayal wrote: > > > I was using Win XP with FC5 and wanted to > install Ubuntu as well. > > > > > > So i deleted the FC5 partition (just for the fun > of doing it) and > > > installed ubuntu straight from the live cd > V6.10. > > > And my laptop dual booted perfectly with XP. > > > After that i installed FC5 and during the > creation of boot loader i > > > added XP and Ubutu as well from there respective > partitions. > > > > > > But then triple boot failed. > > > This is the message i get when selected ubuntu > from Fedora Core 5 Grub Menu > > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > Booting 'ubuntu' > > > rootnoverify (hd0,6) > > > chainloadre +1 > > > > > > Error 13: Invalid or Unsupported executable > format. > > > Press any key to continue > > > > > > so how can i fix this problem and tripple boot > my laptop. > > > > > > my file systems are as follows: > > > XP - NTFS > > > ubuntu - reiserfs > > > FC5 - Ext3 > > > > > > -- > > > Gayal Rupasinghe > > > SRI LANKA > > > (SU-APIIT) > > > User #396462 counter.li.org > <http://counter.li.org> > > > > > > > In the Ubuntu OS, you need to install its boot > loader into the partition > > that you have the ubuntu boot loader located in. > > > > For example: I had to run grub-install /dev/hdb1 > to chainload another > > installation from within the installation that had > grub installed in > > that location, I don't know if it is a spelling > difference such as > > British compared to US spelling, but chainloader > +1 instead of > > chainlodre + 1 might be the problem with the > setup. > > > > There was also a problem related to reiserFS with > grub in the past. I > > think that this factor should not matter. It might > be solved already. > > > > Jim > > > > > > -- > > Everyone was born right-handed. Only the greatest > overcome it. > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > Hi Gayal Rupasinghe and Jim Cornette! > > Gayle, Jim has it pretty much right I think. > > The chainload of Ubuntu (sort of a "stop looking > here and start fresh > right there!) should see a Fresh MBR (this is were I > have a bit of a > question since I can only see an MBR as being > generated for the first > sector of the disk) immediately followed (and > referenced in the MBR) > by a file within your current /boot/grub called > "reiserfs_stage1_5". > In every Ubuntu installation I have looked at stage > 1.5 I have found > immediately following the MBR (MBR sector 1, Stage > 1.5 sector 2). I > believe it could be located anywhere as long as you > pointed to that > location within the MBR. > > The grub boot sequence is Stage 1 - the Master Boot > Record - which > points to Stage 1.5 which is sort of a connector > enabling the file > system intended ("reiser" in this case) - Stage 2 - > GRUB proper. > > The stage 1.5 I reference above is a bit less than > eighteen 512 byte > sectors long. I do not know where the partition > file tables start. I > guess I am saying that if it were me I would look a > bit further before > I did indeed transfer stage 1.5 to "just after the > MBR of the Ubuntu > partition". I am talking a bit above my knowledge > and experience > (although I am suspicious it would work). > > Good Hunting! > > Tod > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Sorry to ask, but the line > > chainloadre +1 should'nt it be chainloader ? Regards, Antonio __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
