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Hi Folks,
I'm having issues with the installation of my third OS. I have had Windows and OS X running stable for many months now, and I use the Chimera bootloader to choose my OS at startup. Now I have recently installed another spare HDD to try out Ubuntu Studio as part of a Uni project.
The problem I am having is getting Ubuntu to be one of the options in my bootloader. I have tried installing using the standard method, by unplugging my other HDD's and installing Ubuntu in the standard fashion on the new HDD. This works fine until I hook up my other HDD's and set the boot priority back to Chimera bootloader - Ubuntu is not listed as an option. I am still able to boot it manually from the BIOS though.
I have tried installing by manually creating two partitions; a swap area partition and the main partition, which is then set to ( / ). I believe this is meant to stop the Grub being set on the MBR, which is the root* of my problems. However, when I do this, Ubuntu doesn't boot from it's HDD at all, even with the others unplugged or manually from the BIOS. It just asks for boot media.
I followed RehabMan's guide found here: http://racerrehabman.wordpress.com/ to no avail. At part H.16. the terminal command tells me there is no such disk, but I don't know if this step is vital as I am not using a single, partitioned disk for all OS's, and I assume Ubuntu Studio is slightly different in operation to standard Ubuntu.
I think that is all the info for now. If I've missed some vital info out, fire questions my way and I will answer them as soon as I can. If anyone can help me get a triple boot going, I will be eternally grateful.
System: - Gigabyte z77n wifi - Intel Ivy Bridge i5 - 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz - GTX 660ti - 500GB WD HDD (OS X 10.8.5) - 500GB WD HDD (Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64) - 128GB WD HDD (This is for Ubuntu Studio 13.10 x64) - Chimera 1.2.2 Bootloader
*puns of steel.
I'm having issues with the installation of my third OS. I have had Windows and OS X running stable for many months now, and I use the Chimera bootloader to choose my OS at startup. Now I have recently installed another spare HDD to try out Ubuntu Studio as part of a Uni project.
The problem I am having is getting Ubuntu to be one of the options in my bootloader. I have tried installing using the standard method, by unplugging my other HDD's and installing Ubuntu in the standard fashion on the new HDD. This works fine until I hook up my other HDD's and set the boot priority back to Chimera bootloader - Ubuntu is not listed as an option. I am still able to boot it manually from the BIOS though.
I have tried installing by manually creating two partitions; a swap area partition and the main partition, which is then set to ( / ). I believe this is meant to stop the Grub being set on the MBR, which is the root* of my problems. However, when I do this, Ubuntu doesn't boot from it's HDD at all, even with the others unplugged or manually from the BIOS. It just asks for boot media.
I followed RehabMan's guide found here: http://racerrehabman.wordpress.com/ to no avail. At part H.16. the terminal command tells me there is no such disk, but I don't know if this step is vital as I am not using a single, partitioned disk for all OS's, and I assume Ubuntu Studio is slightly different in operation to standard Ubuntu.
I think that is all the info for now. If I've missed some vital info out, fire questions my way and I will answer them as soon as I can. If anyone can help me get a triple boot going, I will be eternally grateful.
System: - Gigabyte z77n wifi - Intel Ivy Bridge i5 - 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz - GTX 660ti - 500GB WD HDD (OS X 10.8.5) - 500GB WD HDD (Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64) - 128GB WD HDD (This is for Ubuntu Studio 13.10 x64) - Chimera 1.2.2 Bootloader
*puns of steel.