Hi, I'm new to this forum and is a linux beginner...as you will notice.
I want to dual boot Vista and Linux, maybe later add XP to play some games.
I installed Vista with SP1 and all updates, then used the manage option from My computer icon and shirk my 320 Gb hard drive to a new partition with size 50 Gb (after the vista 270 Gb partition).
I started to install linux kubuntu 8.04 (beta) and followed the ubuntu EasyBCD manual and found the advanced button and typed in where the bootloader should be installed, I tried /dev/sda2 and (hda0,2) but recived this error. Unable to install Grub.. This is a fatal error.
I had no success to add this linux partition with EasyBCD, even if I checked the 'Grub is'nt installed to the bootsector'
One day later I tried with the new Mandriva 2008.1 version and installed the grub bootloader without any errors. The added a new linux entry and pointed out that partition 1 (50 GB) should be used (this partition is described to be NTFS, but It could not be possible when I installed linux here). Saving the new entry and restarted and selected Mandriva 2008.1. The error messages is something like 'Can not load OS...bl.a bl.a plaese enter a valid systemdisk.
What have went wrong???
I'm using latest EasyBCD version.
BR Jyrg
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
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device partition=C:
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{dad5acf5-0a69-11dd-acee-001731e9bdfe}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {d9a02bac-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
device partition=C:
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description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
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osdevice partition=C:
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nx OptIn
Real-mode Boot Sector
---------------------
identifier {dad5acf5-0a69-11dd-acee-001731e9bdfe}
device partition=C:
path \NST\nst_grub.mbr
description Mandriva 2008.1
I want to dual boot Vista and Linux, maybe later add XP to play some games.
I installed Vista with SP1 and all updates, then used the manage option from My computer icon and shirk my 320 Gb hard drive to a new partition with size 50 Gb (after the vista 270 Gb partition).
I started to install linux kubuntu 8.04 (beta) and followed the ubuntu EasyBCD manual and found the advanced button and typed in where the bootloader should be installed, I tried /dev/sda2 and (hda0,2) but recived this error. Unable to install Grub.. This is a fatal error.
I had no success to add this linux partition with EasyBCD, even if I checked the 'Grub is'nt installed to the bootsector'
One day later I tried with the new Mandriva 2008.1 version and installed the grub bootloader without any errors. The added a new linux entry and pointed out that partition 1 (50 GB) should be used (this partition is described to be NTFS, but It could not be possible when I installed linux here). Saving the new entry and restarted and selected Mandriva 2008.1. The error messages is something like 'Can not load OS...bl.a bl.a plaese enter a valid systemdisk.
What have went wrong???
I'm using latest EasyBCD version.
BR Jyrg
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {d9a02bac-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
resumeobject {d9a02bad-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
displayorder {d9a02bac-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
{dad5acf5-0a69-11dd-acee-001731e9bdfe}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {d9a02bac-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {d9a02bad-0aa7-11dd-866a-c00316061a20}
nx OptIn
Real-mode Boot Sector
---------------------
identifier {dad5acf5-0a69-11dd-acee-001731e9bdfe}
device partition=C:
path \NST\nst_grub.mbr
description Mandriva 2008.1