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Can not boot ArchLinux with a Macbook pro 7.1

Today i endly decide to put a Linux in dual boot on my macbook 7.1 I parted the HDD with Gparted like this : refit / MacOSX / boot / root / home I installed Arch succefully, folowing the tuto about ...
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BackTrack 5 Grub/Grub2 installation [closed]

I've been trying to install some grub on my machine, running only Backtrack 5 (from Ubuntu 10.04 I think). It is newly installed. I managed to create a non-root user for it (it isn't trivial for a ...
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Install Ubuntu over Suse without affecting Windows

I have Windows XP and Linux Suse 11 installed on my laptop for some time. I want to replace my Suse installation with Ubuntu and would like to know if it is possible to do that without affecting the ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 bad install…now Mac won't boot

I've been having a problem all day. It all started when I tried to partition my HD to install Ubuntu with bootcamp on my mac. The install froze and when I restarted the Apple logo was replaced with ...
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Stuck on “grub>” prompt when dual-booting Ubuntu

On the dual boot option screen I choose Ubuntu and only get: grub> I want to get into Ubuntu and start learning it a bit but am stuck. What would be the best way to fix my problem?
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How to generate grub.conf from scratch in Fedora 14?

It seems that I hit following bug in Fedora 14 - I deselected installing grub into the MBR while using the graphical installer, because I want to use an existing grub instance. Now, I want to look up ...
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need help booting the machine using the Ubuntu 10.04 installer CD

I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 on my machine which already has Windows Vista and Fedora installed. I use GRUB to get the boot menu. The GRUB screen looks something like this (has a fedora logo ...