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Hi Some time ago I posted on the list asking about adding debian as a dual boot onto an existing Ubuntu laptop. This was fairly successful except that I now have a problem with Grub. Ubuntu was already installed on (hd0,0). Debian is now installed on (hd0,1) with separate swap and home partitions. The problem is that debian has installed its own grub onto hd0,1. I had to edit the menu.lst file on the debian partition when I upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 (fortunately I made a copy of the menu.lst on hd0,0 before I restarted after the upgrade) otherwise grub on debian couldn't see a valid ubuntu kernel. This means that whenever I upgrade, or install a new kernel in Ubuntu, I will have to re-edit the menu.lst file on the debian partition. Also, because the system initially boots from debian and then passes to Ubuntu, I am getting lots of errors and warnings, as debian has the ubuntu partition and swap partition mounted and ubuntu can't start properly until the mounts are released. I now have a /var/log/syslog approaching 3Gb! I would like to set up the system so it boots first from the Ubuntu partition - is this as simple as executing sudo grub-install '(hd0,0)' and if so, do I execute this from ubuntu, or does the ubuntu partition need to be unmounted? Many thanks Phil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html