[SOLVED] Cannot boot to Ubuntu

[aknjusa]

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Hello

I installed Ubuntu 8 with Vista home already installed and changed the boot manager to EasyBCD 1.7.2. It worked but now after a few days (and may be some inadvertent operation in EasyBCD) I tried to boot to Ubuntu and I get the below error.
BootPart 2.60 BootSector ...url of winimage by C.H.Hochstatter
Loading new partition bootsector from C.H.Hochstatter
Cannot read from hard disk
Insert system disk and press any key

How can I restore GRUB? I don't think I like EasyBCD.

Thanks

[kmitnick]

there is sth called super grub disk
may be it helps

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[helix2391]

boot off of live cd get to a terminal window follow these commands

-sudo grub

-root (hd0,0)

-setup (hd0)

-exit

this will get you back the grub

if windows is missing from grub after repair

sudo vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

uncomment

# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1

that should help you out

[yancek]

Use your Ubuntu CD, let it load, open a terminal and run command: fdisk -l (lower case Letter L) and post the output here. This will show your partition information and enable someone to give you a correct entry to put in your menu.lst and tell you where to install Grub boot files.

[aknjusa]

Use your Ubuntu CD, let it load, open a terminal and run command: fdisk -l (lower case Letter L) and post the output here. This will show your partition information and enable someone to give you a correct entry to put in your menu.lst and tell you where to install Grub boot files.

I had errors using the
chroot .... etc commands and
setup (hd0) also gave some error.

The output of fdisk -l is as follows

Name Boot start end type
/dev/sda1 1 7 Dell Util
/dev/sda2 8 133 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda3 * 1313 14061hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda4 14061 19452 extended
/dev/sda5 linux swap
/dev/sda6 linux


Pl. help with appropriate commands to restore GRUB so that I can dual boot.
Thanks

[devils casper]

Boot up from Ubuntu LiveCD, open Terminal and execute this

sudo grub

You will get a grub prompt, grub>
Execute this:

find /boot/grub/stage1

Using this information, set the root device (fill in X,Y with whatever the find command returned):

root (hdX,Y)
setup (hd0)
quit

Reboot machine.

[aknjusa]

Boot up from Ubuntu LiveCD, open Terminal and execute this

sudo grub

You will get a grub prompt, grub>
Execute this:

find /boot/grub/stage1

Using this information, set the root device (fill in X,Y with whatever the find command returned):

root (hdX,Y)
setup (hd0)
quit

Reboot machine.

That worked, I had hd0,5.
Now, if I choose Vista loader from the grub menu, I get another menu from the older boot loader. But Ubuntu boots now.
I tried
sudo vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
to edit the menu but there is no such file.
Thanks

[devils casper]

Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Add this code at the end of file :

title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
chainloader +1

Save file and reboot machine.

In case it menu.lst has same code already, you have to re-install Vista Boot Loader to remove EasyBCD completely.
Post the contents of menu.lst file here.

[aknjusa]

Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Add this code at the end of file :

title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
chainloader +1

Save file and reboot machine.

In case it menu.lst has same code already, you have to re-install Vista Boot Loader to remove EasyBCD completely.
Post the contents of menu.lst file here.

OK, I moved the Vista entry to the top in menu.lst and deleted the Ubuntu entry in the Vista bootloader entry (in Windows in EasyBCD) and now everything is OK.

Thanks All, especially devils casper.

[kmitnick]

glad to hear that it is solved and please make the thread as solved