Re: [Xen-users] grub commands problem with Ubuntu 10.04

[Abhishek Dixit <abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Abhishek Dixit <abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:34 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>It's a somewhat advanced setup, while you don't have
>>> enough experience/knowledge to troubleshoot ntfs-loop-xen combination.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Here's a basic question. Where is your /boot directory located?
>>> If it's on your ntfs partition,
>> Yes in C drive
>>
>> C:\ubuntu\install\boot
>
> Do you have ntfs.mod there?
> Do you have multiboot.mod there?
No
> If you have ntfs but not multiboot, then it should be a simple matter
> of copying multiboot.mod (from your /boot/grub inside the loopback, or
> from /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/multiboot.mod). If you don't even have
> ntfs.mod there, then back to square one, ask wubi maintainers.
I just subscribed to 4-5 forums on Ubuntu where I do not see a single
forum or list for Wubi
>>
>>>does it have /boot/grub? Does it have
>>> /boot/grub/multiboot.mod?
>> No that folder is completely blank there is not a single file in it.
>
> ... but you have /boot/xen.gz? Strange setup :P
Ha ha yes
>>> Don't use Wubi.
>> Not possible for me :(
>>> Don't boot from a loopback in ntfs. It's a somewhat
>>> advanced setup, while you don't have enough experience/knowledge to
>>> troubleshoot ntfs-loop-xen combination. Stick with normal installation
>>
>> Even I want to but that is not possible I myself do not have a VT
>> machine asked one friend to give me his laptop and he has Windows 7 on
>> one single partition which is coming these days pre installed on
>> Laptops and he does not want to partition the drive and install/format
>> etc.
>
> The key word there being "does not want".
> Resizing partition is easy and non destructive (you can use gparted
> from sysrescuecd or any other tools that support shrinking
> partitions).

I totally totally agree with you had it been my laptop I would have
burned it to ashes by now rather than posting on forums.

>> You mean to say I install Xen in a Linux distribution in Virtual box
>> and then create Guest OS inside that there I can play with Xen.
>> If that is possible that is a good suggestion.Let me know if I
>> understood you correctly.
>
> It should work. You can only create PV domUs, but it should be enough
> to do some tests.
Ok  I will go with this way now :(
Ubuntu some how does not seems to be friendly with other Linux things
I have experienced many times Ubuntu is only for non serious users.

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