Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-29 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 29 mar 11, 20:09:43, Brian wrote: > > It is good to know the Devil is still not omniscient and disappointing > his advocate is lacking his usual imaginative skills :). > > One of my standard boot parameters for an install is 'recommends=false'. Not so fast, we were talking about default i

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-29 Thread Brian
On Tue 29 Mar 2011 at 14:33:34 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Let me be the devil's advocate: I imagine a > network/mirror/media/hardware problem during the install could prevent > os-prober from getting installed ;) It is good to know the Devil is still not omniscient and disappointing his adv

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-29 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 28 mar 11, 20:05:22, Brian wrote: > On Mon 28 Mar 2011 at 16:32:08 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > On Du, 27 mar 11, 14:54:37, Brian wrote: > > > This will only work if the os-prober package has been installed. A > > > default Debian installation doesn't have it. > > > > Highly unlikely

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-28 Thread Erwan David
Le Mon 28/03/2011, Liam O'Toole disait > On 2011-03-28, Brian wrote: > > On Mon 28 Mar 2011 at 16:32:08 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > >> On Du, 27 mar 11, 14:54:37, Brian wrote: > >> > This will only work if the os-prober package has been installed. A > >> > default Debian installation doesn'

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-28 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2011-03-28, Brian wrote: > On Mon 28 Mar 2011 at 16:32:08 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Du, 27 mar 11, 14:54:37, Brian wrote: >> > This will only work if the os-prober package has been installed. A >> > default Debian installation doesn't have it. >> >> Highly unlikely since grub-common

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-28 Thread Brian
On Mon 28 Mar 2011 at 16:32:08 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 27 mar 11, 14:54:37, Brian wrote: > > This will only work if the os-prober package has been installed. A > > default Debian installation doesn't have it. > > Highly unlikely since grub-common recommends it. You're very diplomat

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-28 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 27 mar 11, 14:54:37, Brian wrote: > On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 14:59:41 +0200, Estelmann, Christian wrote: > > > 2. Rename /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober to 09_os-prober. Then run update-grub2. > > os-prober looks for other OS, just let it executed befor 10_linux > > This will only work if the os-pro

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Brian
On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 18:48:33 +0430, hamed hosseini wrote: > brian how can do thar ,without os-prober package,or how can install > os-prober,i need easy way,i am new in debian Have you got a file named 30_otheros in /etc/grub.d? Move that to 09_otheros and you will not need os-prober. -- To U

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread hamed hosseini
thanks On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Estelmann, Christian wrote: > Install it with 'apt-get install os-prober'. > > I only have installed Debian on my subnotebook, so I can not try it... > But if you are having a file with something like windows as name in > /etc/grub.d/ just rename ist to so

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Brian
On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 17:20:53 +0430, hamed hosseini wrote: > 2.how can i edit GRUB BOOT,(i have 2 os,win 7 and debian),i want win7 is > first,and debian is secon? 1. Open the file /boot/grub/grub.cfg. The command less /boot/grub/grub.cfg in a terminal would do it. 2. Find lines whi

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Estelmann, Christian
Install it with 'apt-get install os-prober'. I only have installed Debian on my subnotebook, so I can not try it... But if you are having a file with something like windows as name in /etc/grub.d/ just rename ist to something like 09_windows, like I have written before about the os-prober. A

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread hamed hosseini
brian how can do thar ,without os-prober package,or how can install os-prober,i need easy way,i am new in debian On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 14:59:41 +0200, Estelmann, Christian wrote: > > > 2. Rename /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober to 09_os-prober. Then run >

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Brian
On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 14:59:41 +0200, Estelmann, Christian wrote: > 2. Rename /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober to 09_os-prober. Then run update-grub2. > os-prober looks for other OS, just let it executed befor 10_linux This will only work if the os-prober package has been installed. A default Debian inst

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Estelmann, Christian
Become root (for example by using the command su), then run "mv /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober /etc/grub.d/09_os-prober" and "update-grub2". Or run both commands with sudo ("sudo mv..." and "sudo update-grub2"). When executing update-grub2 all scripts in /etc/grub.d/ are executed, in order of their

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread hamed hosseini
thank you,can you explain more about question 2 about GRUB,i don't understand On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Estelmann, Christian wrote: > Am 27.03.2011 14:50, schrieb hamed hosseini: > > 1.how can i install firefox in debian 6? >> 2.how can i edit GRUB BOOT,(i have 2 os,win 7 and debian),i wa

Re: 2 sample questions

2011-03-27 Thread Estelmann, Christian
Am 27.03.2011 14:50, schrieb hamed hosseini: 1.how can i install firefox in debian 6? 2.how can i edit GRUB BOOT,(i have 2 os,win 7 and debian),i want win7 is first,and debian is secon? 1. apt-get install iceweasel In Debian Firefox is rename to Iceweasel. 2. Rename /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober