Problem with installing ubuntu in pen drive.

[Gauravs90]

I have 16 Gb pen drive in which i want to install ubuntu. but for root i want to use ext2 instead of ext4. The only problem is that GRUB fails to install on ext2.

What can I do.?

[mastablasta]

why do you want to use ext 2?

try to use lilo as boot loader then. maybe it supports ext2

[sudodus]

I have 16 Gb pen drive in which i want to install ubuntu. but for root i want to use ext2 instead of ext4. The only problem is that GRUB fails to install on ext2.

What can I do.?

Maybe this is your problem: You should not install grub to a partition but to the drive [head].

So when asked, install grub to /dev/sda (not to /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda2 ...)

[Gauravs90]

Maybe this is your problem: You should not install grub to a partition but to the drive [head].

So when asked, install grub to /dev/sda (not to /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda2 ...)

My usb drive is /dev/sdc and i'm installing grub on /dev/sdc1 which is an ext2 partition and it fails to install. i have fear that if I install on /dev/sdc it will mess with the mbr of hardisk.

Is it right to install on /dev/sdc/

[sudodus]

My usb drive is /dev/sdc and i'm installing grub on /dev/sdc1 which is an ext2 partition and it fails to install. i have fear that if I install on /dev/sdc it will mess with the mbr of hardisk.

Is it right to install on /dev/sdc/

The mbr of each drive 'is' /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc so if you install it to /dev/sdc you won't interfere with /dev/sda.

If you do not want update-grub to add entries for the internal drive, you can disconnect your internal drives before running

update-grub

when booted from the external drive.

[Gauravs90]

Thanks.. It worked...

[sudodus]

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