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I am new to Linux and i wanted to install Ubuntu onto my old Sony Vaio. It meets all the requirements. But when installing from a USB a get an error that says 'unable to install grub in /dev/sda' this is a fatal error

I have seen few topics on this sort of same message, but all the options that are given there, are not available when I try to install it.

Please help im already getting really frustrated because i tried it 10 times using different ways, but no luck so far.

I have looked at the "Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda” when installing GRUB" thread, but the solution that they offer did not help me fix my problem.

Being new to ubuntu, i figure out where i can change the installation directory, by choosing 'Something else' during install, making the partition by myself and setting the path to that partition, and then installing it.

Ryne Ignelzy
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Back in the days when I used Ubuntu and Windows in dual boot my steps to achieve this where:

  1. Create 2 main partitions one for each system: you can do this with Windows or Linux install CD/USB it doesn't matter.
  2. Install Windows on first partition;
  3. Create a back-up copy;
  4. Install Linux on second partition. Set grub as default boot-loader when asked.

I do not know what you did to install this dual boot system of yours and I will gladly help you with more information but you need to provide more information about what you did and how because you are pretty vague. To give you an example a useful information will be what O.S. you tried to install first?

Cheesy
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