Grub not installing when Xubuntu installs

[Ryan Gauger]

On 06/12/2012 09:33 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
> On 06/12/2012 10:01 PM, chris wrote:
>> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 01:22 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
>>> On 13 June 2012 01:08, chris<chevhq at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> I suspect he may not have the technical know how Liam
>>>> cheers
>>>
>>> I know, which is why, before we started down that route, I would try
>>> to find out exactly what happened.
>>>
>>> If there are 2 HDs and GRUB is on disk 2 along with all the rest of
>>> Linux, then changing the BIOS is by /far/ the easiest way to switch
>>> between them, I reckon.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> I agree.
>> Providing he is capable of telling us that!
>
> I am still here but was unable to reply sooner because of other 
> pressing matters.   I will try to see If I can change the default boot 
> order in the BIOS first.  If that fails, I'll try to boot into the 
> Linux partition and changing grub there.  Still, the installation 
> program should have chosen the correct place to put the grub boot 
> loader.  In the past, it did.
>
> PS.  One should not make snap judgments on my competence I am just not 
> as experienced with Linux as I am in other areas of CS.  (Do you care 
> to ask me questions about program verification, software testing and 
> debugging?  Ask away!  I just need a sounding board from more 
> experienced Linux users before trying something that might be time 
> consuming.
>
> Bill Stanley
>
I am an experienced Linux user ready to help you! I think what you have 
done with the boot loader should resolve your issue. I am not good with 
this part of the operating system, just with the graphical part :) I 
hope you are able to fix the issue!