Comments on: FIX: GRUB Hard Disk Error with Ubuntu Hardy Heron on Libretto U100 or U105 http://www.daryl.mu/2008/08/12/fix-grub-hard-disk-error-with-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-libretto-u100-or-u105/ Reg. Linux User #479288 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Tukcedo http://www.daryl.mu/2008/08/12/fix-grub-hard-disk-error-with-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-libretto-u100-or-u105/#comment-508 Tukcedo Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:58:46 +0000 http://www.daryl.mu/2008/08/12/fix-grub-hard-disk-error-with-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-libretto-u100-or-u105/#comment-508 After following these very good instructions, I found that GRUB was still on the MBR, so that I had to go back and force Lilo to re-write the MBR using the command (you could do it after step 7): /sbin/lilo -M /dev/sda mbr Additionally, liloconfig failed in my case when it asked for the nice graphic boot-screen (I chose "coffee"). I had to copy the coffee.bmp file from somewhere in /usr/share to /boot There is also an alternative if you insist on using Grub and want to play with Fedora anyway: after you install Fedora, the Grub that it uses can be used to boot Ubuntu as well! What the differences between the Ubuntu and Fedora Grub is I don't know, but it works. Truly a shame that Grub in Ubuntu and the marvellous U100 don't get along, otherwise I'm very pleased with this machine. After following these very good instructions, I found that GRUB was still on the MBR, so that I had to go back and force Lilo to re-write the MBR using the command (you could do it after step 7):

/sbin/lilo -M /dev/sda mbr

Additionally, liloconfig failed in my case when it asked for the nice graphic boot-screen (I chose “coffee”). I had to copy the coffee.bmp file from somewhere in /usr/share to /boot

There is also an alternative if you insist on using Grub and want to play with Fedora anyway: after you install Fedora, the Grub that it uses can be used to boot Ubuntu as well! What the differences between the Ubuntu and Fedora Grub is I don’t know, but it works.

Truly a shame that Grub in Ubuntu and the marvellous U100 don’t get along, otherwise I’m very pleased with this machine.

]]> By: FIX: Updating Ubuntu gives ‘Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub]’ error. at daryl.mu http://www.daryl.mu/2008/08/12/fix-grub-hard-disk-error-with-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-libretto-u100-or-u105/#comment-1867 FIX: Updating Ubuntu gives ‘Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub]’ error. at daryl.mu Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.daryl.mu/2008/08/12/fix-grub-hard-disk-error-with-ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-libretto-u100-or-u105/#comment-1867 [...] installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my Toshiba U100 which does not work too well with grub.  Having installed 8.10 and replaced Grub with Lilo I ran update manager for all [...] […] installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my Toshiba U100 which does not work too well with grub.  Having installed 8.10 and replaced Grub with Lilo I ran update manager for all […]

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