[SOLVED] Recovering Ubuntu 9.10 After Installing Windows 7

[thornspear]

I have recently installed Windows 7 AFTER having installed Ubuntu 9.10. When I reboot, the computer loads directly to Windows with no option to select an operating system after POST. I've been following the following guide:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...tallingWindows

I've managed to reinstall the GRUB and get Ubuntu back up and running. At this point in the tutorial, it says:

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If, after installing grub, Windows does not appear in the boot menu, you will need to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst (That is a lowercase "L" and not the number 1 in menu.lst)

Open a terminal and enter:

gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

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When I enter the aforementioned code, gedit opens, but the file is completely empty...

Meanwhile, it's saying:

Your Windows stanza should look something like this:

title Windows XP/Vista # Use any title you wish, it will appear in the grub boot menu
rootnoverify (hd0,0) # This is the location of the windows partition
makeactive
chainloader +1




So I'm a bit lost at this point. If anyone can help point me in the right direction it would be stellar!

Thanks.

[devils casper]

You are following an old tutorial. Ubuntu latest version is using GRUB2 instead of GRUB.
Execute this in Ubuntu Terminal

sudo grub2-update

It will detect Windows OS and configure /boot/grub/grub.cfg file.

[thornspear]

I know that the grub for 9.10 differs from previous versions as it mentions this at the top of this tutorial so I figured that this tutorial was up to date.


entering the code you've suggested yields the following:

sudo grub2-update

sudo: grub2-update: command not found

[devils casper]

My Mistake ! Correct command is

sudo update-grub2

[thornspear]

Spinning like a top sir!

Thanks casper!