Need help installing Fedora on my laptop

[nonamedotc]

This shows the same information as you had given before. I am positive you should be able to install Fedora in the 120+ GB space you have ...[COLOR="Silver"]

[moogs]

Originally Posted by nonamedotc

This shows the same information as you had given before. I am positive you should be able to install Fedora in the 120+ GB space you have ...

It is installing!

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How can I install ubuntu now?

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I just got an error during the installation of the bootloader:

There was an error installing the bootloader. The system may not be bootable??

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My windows won't load now? Saying a problem!?

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Here is the pastebin for my results from a bootinfocript

http://pastebin.com/wKkZpPS8

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Note: The bootloader failed to install during the installation of Fedora... any ideas?

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Still no luck with the install.

[Gareth Jones]

It looks like it installed all the files okay (into the first partition, sda1, swap in sda5).

You should try to install the GRUB boot-loader in the MBR using the Fedora CD/DVD. There are probably easier ways of doing so, but try something like the following in a terminal:

su -
mkdir /mnt/fedora
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/fedora
for i in dev proc run sys
do
    mount --rbind "/$i" "/mnt/fedora/$i"
done
chroot /mnt/fedora
grub2-install /dev/sda

[nonamedotc]

Windows is not loading because the boot loader is no longer being handled by windows but by Fedora - which did not install properly. Try what Gareth has posted and see if that works.

[moogs]

Where can I put that information in the system? I cannot load anything? I cannot see terminal?

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Originally Posted by nonamedotc

Windows is not loading because the boot loader is no longer being handled by windows but by Fedora - which did not install properly. Try what Gareth has posted and see if that works.

Should I load up my Fedora via the disc and load up terminal this way?

[nonamedotc]

Yup! Use a live CD to try what Garenth suggested. The advantage of trying this in terminal is that you will see if there are some errors in the process ...

[moogs]

After I hit the "done" command I got the following:

mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/dev does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/proc does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/run does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/does not exist

[nonamedotc]

Originally Posted by moogs

After I hit the "done" command I got the following:

mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/dev does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/proc does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/run does not exist
mount: mount point /mnt/fedora/does not exist

Are you sure /dev/sda1 is actually mounted? Can you navigate to /mnt/fedora to see the files?

[moogs]

Originally Posted by nonamedotc

Are you sure /dev/sda1 is actually mounted? Can you navigate to /mnt/fedora to see the files?

How do I do that?

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I ran it again and this tie it went all the way through but said this:

this LDM has no Embedding Partition; embedding won't be possible.

usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: warning: embedding is not possible. grub can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. however, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is dicouraged.

/usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: error: will not proceed with blocklists.

[nonamedotc]

Well that's unfortunate. You can overcome this error to install grub2 by using the --force tag. It would be something like

 grub2-install --force /dev/sda

WARNING: USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DO NOT HAVE PERSNONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE --FORCE option. I have only read about this in bugzilla. Let me try to find some documentation.

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Here is a bug report on the topic and man page from Arch Wiki.

[moogs]

I tried to install it but it did not work. It gave me an error.

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Grub 2 installed but it is just a command line with no OS's for me to choose from.

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http://paste.debian.net/180022/

This is the latest from me...

[DBelton]

There was a slight omission in the code Gareth posted above, I do believe.

Even bind mounts have to have the mount point created first.

su -
mkdir /mnt/fedora
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/fedora
for i in dev proc run sys
do
    mkdir "/mnt/fedora/$i"
    mount --rbind "/$i" "/mnt/fedora/$i"
done
chroot /mnt/fedora
grub2-install /dev/sda

Added one line above to what Gareth posted to create the mount points for the bind mounts.

[nonamedotc]

Isn't it possible to do this - might be simpler?

Boot from install DVD in rescue mode (I think Troubleshooting --> Rescue an installed system)

chroot /mnt/sysimage
/sbin/grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
/sbin/grub2-install /dev/sda

The grub2-mkconfig should also show what operating systems are detected. Would this be simpler and possibly work?

[moogs]

Doing this gave me a segmentation fault 4024, core dumped...

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Originally Posted by nonamedotc

Isn't it possible to do this - might be simpler?

Boot from install DVD in rescue mode (I think Troubleshooting --> Rescue an installed system)

chroot /mnt/sysimage
/sbin/grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
/sbin/grub2-install /dev/sda

The grub2-mkconfig should also show what operating systems are detected. Would this be simpler and possibly work?

I installed grub2, but when I restarted, it is sending me to the gnu grub v 2 beta 4, minimal bash-like line editing. Like a grub command prompt...

What now?

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I did the following codes:

chroot /mnt/sysimage
/sbin/grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
/sbin/grub2-install /dev/sda

the last part [ /sbin/grub2-install /dev/sda ] gave me the Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use id discouraged...

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Also start up just goes to the words GRUB _ and stays blank.