Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
im fairly new to linux, what i have done is triple booted my laptop with the help of a friend that know linux wall. we installed window xp, suse 11.0 then Ubuntu 8.04, after installing Ubuntu we had to reinstall the suse boot loader. after that it worked good, then i updated suse and now i cant get Ubuntu to work. my friend is on vacation and i want the knowledge of getting it to work.
this is how my harddrive is partitioned
/dev/sda1 26.2GB HPFS/NTFS /windows/c
/dev/sda2 6.8GB Win95 FAT32 /windows/d
/dev/sda3 41.4GB Extended
/dev/sda5 10.0GB Linux native /
/dev/sda6 10.0GB Linux native /mnt/opengeu
/dev/sda7 1.0GB Linux swap swap
/dev/sda8 20.4GB Linux native /home
Root (hd0,4)
Filesystem Type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_FUJITSU_MHT2080_NR0VT592595V-part5 resume=/dev/sda7 splash=silent vga=0x314
error 15: file not found
both suse and xp work. suse is on / and ubuntu is on /mnt/opengeui
my friend is the one who had me create the partition the way they are.
Since no-one has mentioned this, please use better thread titles in future (i.e. ones that say something about the problem you're having). When you post a thread, you are told that titles like "help me" are bad.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.