Hi All! Leopard worked fine when that was the only operating system on the computer.. after I installed the Ubuntu, leopard was not being recognized by the grub. I have edited the grub (source - http://www.howtoforge.com/working_with_the_grub_menu) and managed to change the background too, however when I choose Leopard to boot from, it comes up with the error - Error 12 : Invalid device requested. This is the sudo fdisk -l result.. umang@umang:~$ sudo fdisk -l [sudo] password for umang: Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00074fb8 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 2188 17575078+ 83 Linux /dev/sda2 2189 26511 195374497+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 * 2189 26511 195374466 af Unknown How do I go about fixing this error ? Thanks Umang PS: do not have / want windows on my computer.
According to the comments here: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_installed_first.htm you need to run Code: root (hd0,0) within GRUB.
Thank you for the Update, i'll check that page.. I have put the menu.lst dump ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 10 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) hiddenmenu # Pretty colours splashimage=(hd0,0)/home/umang/Desktop/splashimage.xpm ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=a0cb0534-5418-4cc5-9f0a-a61c75233d1d ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,0) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title HaRdY HeR0N root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=a0cb0534-5418-4cc5-9f0a-a61c75233d1d ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic quiet title LeOpArD root (hd0,1) makeactive chainloader +1 title HarDy HeRoN in ReCovErY MoD3 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=a0cb0534-5418-4cc5-9f0a-a61c75233d1d ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+ root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ please make the changes that will work and upload the same, i will try and use that..
RE: Error:12 Invalid Invalid device requested Hi Falko! will try that, however the Ubuntu is booting fine, its the leopard partition that come up with the error when choosen - Error:12 Invalid Invalid device requested. Thanks Umang
I did that.. it gives me another error message.. Error 21: Selected disk does not exist is it directing to a leopard OS install issue ?
it gives me the same error message.. Error 21: Selected disk does not exist Doh.. I don't want to give up, I can just run the native OS on my mac, but Ubuntu is eye candy with the wand effect an cube thingy.. i want to dual boot..
I reinstalled Leopard.... same error.. I am sorry to say, I have almost lost patience.. I don't know when i'll erase the Ubuntu partition from the Leopard disk.. Am pullyn out my hair on attempting this now..
I erased Leopard and changed the format to Fat32 from extended journaled.. has no one tried a dualboot between Leopard and Ubuntu ? should having the grub dualboot leopard and ubuntu not be simple ? c'mon, Both are Unix based OSs.. Duh-huh.. i'll wait for 2 more days or Leopard all the way..
Thank you thecaoticone.. I shall try this.. am fraid on running the bootcamp partition assistant.. i'll need to have 10.5.3 to do so and there are a few apps that are not supported above 10.5.2(which is what I have on the Leopard disk) and also i'll need to erase ubuntu 1st start from the scratch Bootcamp thingy is a utility, can't use until leopard is on the prowl..
Here is another article using 10.5.1 that may be closer to what you need: http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-gutsy-and-mac-osx-leopard-1051/2008/02/28
