05-18-2016, 03:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2016, 04:03 PM by technomancer.)
---- If you install LinuxLite on a partition with multiple distros, and plan on changing things in the future.....I would install grub/boot on the same partition you installed LinuxLite.
Then boot into another Linux OS, update grub. Use your other Linux OS GRUB as the primary booting partition.
Then set bios to boot from that disk/partition.
LinuxLite should then be an option to select and boot without issues.
After doing that You could choose the LinuxLite partition to boot, however i have not come across this exact issue.
And your exact scenario on the hardware may be the challenge here. Are you using multiple HDD's ? Is everything on one HDD with multiple partitions, or a mix of both ?
I have LinuxMint installed and use it's grub to be able to boot into both LL installs without issue.
(Installed 2 LL partitions and can not boot from the each other --But boot independently fine)
It seems to be a grub issue, but i am not certain. I can however boot ANY other OS when LL finds them If LinuxLite grub is left intact/control. This is very strange, seems there is some kind of customization in grub that LL developers use. Any fix for this ? I may try to fiddle about with grub, manual installing, build from scratch. Not sure it is worth my time, or if it will break something unbeknownst to me.
Then boot into another Linux OS, update grub. Use your other Linux OS GRUB as the primary booting partition.
Then set bios to boot from that disk/partition.
LinuxLite should then be an option to select and boot without issues.
After doing that You could choose the LinuxLite partition to boot, however i have not come across this exact issue.
And your exact scenario on the hardware may be the challenge here. Are you using multiple HDD's ? Is everything on one HDD with multiple partitions, or a mix of both ?
I have LinuxMint installed and use it's grub to be able to boot into both LL installs without issue.
(Installed 2 LL partitions and can not boot from the each other --But boot independently fine)
It seems to be a grub issue, but i am not certain. I can however boot ANY other OS when LL finds them If LinuxLite grub is left intact/control. This is very strange, seems there is some kind of customization in grub that LL developers use. Any fix for this ? I may try to fiddle about with grub, manual installing, build from scratch. Not sure it is worth my time, or if it will break something unbeknownst to me.
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*Hardware hacks are my speciality.
"forum posts should be like a skirt- long enough to cover the subject material, but short enough to keep things interesting"
--I am using/Running Linuxlite 2.8, Debian8 server, Ubuntu 14, Win7,Win10, MX15, LinuxMint kde.
--Xerox field service engineer, printer repairs,network analyst.