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1149963 2010-11-10 06:16:00 Agent24, I've tried both versions you mentioned, but will do so again.

Yup to the different partition and yes, tried different HD as well

sarel
sarel (2490)
1149964 2010-11-10 06:19:00 If you install to another HDD, GRUB may get installed to a HDD which is not in your boot order (or not first)

Swap the boot order of your HDDs around and see if that helps.

If not, I would try the alternate install CD, it's usually less likely to stuff up.
Agent_24 (57)
1149965 2010-11-10 18:57:00 If you install to another HDD, GRUB may get installed to a HDD which is not in your boot order (or not first)

Swap the boot order of your HDDs around and see if that helps.

If not, I would try the alternate install CD, it's usually less likely to stuff up.

I 2nd that *
kjaada (253)
1149966 2010-11-11 04:40:00 Redownloaded, installed to different HD, and it installed well but I agree that the grub installed to the different HD. I will try an switch the boot order.

sarel
sarel (2490)
1149967 2010-11-11 05:09:00 Hopefully you get it working this time! Agent_24 (57)
1149968 2010-11-11 17:41:00 The bios does not want to accept the change in boot order unless I'm doing something totally wrong. Will keep on trying.

sarel
sarel (2490)
1149969 2010-11-11 19:05:00 Are you choosing "save and exit" when you leave the BIOS?

Is it a Compaq/HP?
Agent_24 (57)
1149970 2010-11-11 19:49:00 The boot order is controlled by the boot loader (GRUB in this case) not the CMOS setup. Will have to leave this to somebody else to explain as I have run out of time at the moment.... johnd (85)
1149971 2010-11-11 20:05:00 The boot order is controlled by the boot loader (GRUB in this case) not the CMOS setup. Will have to leave this to somebody else to explain as I have run out of time at the moment....

What? No it's not, the BIOS handles it...

For example, my BIOS is set to try Floppy first, then CD drives, then the hard drive with GRUB on it.

If there was a bootable floppy in the drive it would boot that and never attempt booting from anything else, and GRUB would never do anything.
Agent_24 (57)
1149972 2010-11-11 22:36:00 Are you choosing "save and exit" when you leave the BIOS?

Is it a Compaq/HP?
ARE YOU CHOOSING SAVE AND EXIT ??????
kjaada (253)
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