[SOLVED] Ubuntu 10.04 Server installed by USB onto HP Mini 110 Netbook

Predatorian · 02-07-2011, 04:33 PM

Hello everyone. I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 Server on a HP Mini 110 Netbook using a USB flash stick. The installation was a success. However, when i attempted to start the system with out the flash stick, it wouldnt boot. I reinserted the flash stick and the system started right up. after checking the bios to make sure the HDD was the primary boot device, i deduced taht the GRUB install was on the flash stick. i maybe wrong, so correct me. how would i make the netbook boot from the hdd instead of the flash stick?

TobiSGD · 02-07-2011, 04:54 PM

Boot into Ubuntu and find out which is your inbuilt disk with

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

It should be either /dev/sda or /dev/sdb.
Assuming that your disk is /dev/sdb you can install Grub to it with

Code:

sudo grub-install /dev/sdb
update-grub

If you reboot now without the USB-drive it should work.

Predatorian · 02-07-2011, 05:19 PM

Thank you, that worked.