[Mageia-discuss] Can't Dual Boot With Ubuntu

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:03:22 +1000
Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws at hotkey.net.au> wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:41:22 +0200
> Linux User <bootinglinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 06/22/2012 10:59 PM, Claire Robinson wrote:
> > > On 22/06/12 19:35, Linux User wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I am trying Mageia 2 with Ubuntu. Everything is fine but when I
> > >> installed Ubuntu 12.04 I can't boot into Mageia 2? It throws
> > >> kernel panic error. It seems like the old bug.
> > >>
> > >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/779213
> > >>
> > >> Any suggestion?
> > >>
> > >> ~ BL
> > >
> > > There was something about this in the errata.
> > >
> > > https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_2_Errata#Installing_Mageia_next_to_a_GRUB2_based_distribution 
> > >
> > Thanks. I will test that and report back.
> > 
> > BL
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Ubuntu uses Grub 2.  There was a statement somewhere that Mageia using
> Grub 1 can't dual boot with any distro using Grub 2.
> 
> Doug.
> 
> !DSPAM:4fe516b5208959799860622!
> 

Just waking up.  It should be possible to boot from the Ubuntu
bootloader screen.  Make that the main bootloader.

HTH,

Doug.