I don't know who will end up reading this if anyone, but I'm ready to throw Ubuntu out in the trash and never look at it again, and it's all because of
GRUB2 and no alternatives to using it.
I have a system based on Windows XP. This isn't by choice, but because some of proprietary software that won't run on any platform and virtual computers have their own set of problems.
I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on a USB hard drive, and it has worked fine for me. Then, I got another USB hard drive (larger) and decided to install the new and improved Ubuntu 10.10. Had I known I was going to open this can of worms, all due to GRUB2 by the way, I would have left that horror in it's bottle.
Every time I do something now, it screws up my internal hard drive, and Windows. Besides that when I try to boot to the USB drive, it just puts a flashing marker in the upper left corner and stares at me. It worked okay after two or more weeks of screwing around getting it installed in the first place, and that by physically removing my internal hard drive from the
computer. Then the first update, and it says "System must reboot before changes take effect." And what happens, I can't use ANY hard drive.
Saying this boot loader sucks is being kind. It's garbage that shouldn't even be able to receive "beta" status. I'm not sure it should be labeled "alpha" status! In any event, Ubuntu is going back on the shelf to collect dust, where it should have been ever since they made the poor decision to use GRUB 2 exclusively. I noticed the other distros had enough sense not to do this.
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