Ubuntu :: Grub Is Gone But Still There Can Only Boot To Windows?
May 16, 2011Grub is gone but still there can only boot to Windows?
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Ubuntu :: Get The Version Of GRUB / GRUB-legacy To Boot Any Recent Windows 64 Beyond XP (Vista Or 7)
Dec 20, 2010I've been using Linux for over a decade, so no need to worry about the obvious. I'm positive that I have my partitions/install correct. What has me baffled is that Fedora 14, which uses GRUB 0.97 (GRUB legacy) - boots Windows flawlessly every single time on the same hardware, but Ubuntu's (or the upstream Debian's) GRUB legacy do not - even though they are based on the same upstream code from the GNU Savannah servers.
No matter what I've tried I cannot get the Debian or Ubuntu version of GRUB/GRUB-legacy to boot any recent Windows 64 beyond XP (Vista or 7). All that it does is resets the computer when Windows attempts to boot, without an error. GRUB is notoriously difficult to compile, so before I try to compile code from RedHat's archives - any thoughts,experiences, similar issues - whatever?
Ubuntu :: Grub - Lost My Windows Partition - Can't Find Menu.lst In /boot/grub
Nov 1, 2010I got ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx along with windows (dual boot) and using Grub. On my computer, I have my C:/ (programs) and D:/ (data). I've never used my D:/ before that day that I've lost my windows partition on my grub menu. I usually use my D:/ with windows. The first time I used my D:/ to store data with linux, I lost my windows option in my grub menu. I'm not sure what I did wrong but I do want to restore my windows option in my grub menu.
After "fdisk -l",
I checked in /boot/grub and there is no menu.lst to modify. how I can get back my windows option in my grub menu ?
Ubuntu Installation :: When The GRUB Boot Menu Starts Up There Is An Option For Win 7 Boot But It Will Not Boot Windows?
May 2, 2011I installed 11.04 after Windows 7. when the GRUB boot menu starts up there is an option for Win 7 boot but it will not boot windows. When that option is selected the screen changes colour for 2 seconds and then reverts to the GRUB menu. Ubuntu boots fine.I downloaded the Boot Info Script and ran it, the results are
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Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
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Ubuntu :: Windows 7 Won't Boot - Displays Windows Logo And Then Drops Back To The Grub Menu
Jan 9, 2010I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 with Nvidia GeForce 8200M graphics card. When I first installed Windows 7 followed by Karmic in dual boot I could boot into both OS. Now when I try to boot into Windows, it displays the Windows logo and then drops back to the grub menu. It may have started happening after Windows 7 installed updates. I tried reinstalling both Windows and Karmic again and it again worked initially but now Windows no longer boots. Does anyone have any suggestions about what may be causing this or how I can fix the problem without reinstalling?
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May 7, 2010I had 9.10 installed and I did an upgrade to 10.04. However I cannot see anymore my Windows Vista partition with grub.. I have a Toshiba laptop Satellite p305.This is my boot script output:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in [code].......
Ubuntu :: GRUB Won't Boot Into Windows 7, And Windows 7 Recovery Erases?
Jan 1, 2010Whenever I select Windows 7 under GRUB, it just hangs at a flashing underscore windows 7 is installed under my first primary partition, what should the GRUB section look like for it? I can't check what mine looked like because this happened:I started up the windows 7 recover (another option under GRUB, on hd(0,3). 7 is on hd(0,1)) and it worked. I decided that i wanted to try something else before i restore my windows 7 partition to its factory state, so i exit the recovery thing. Next thing I know, my Ubuntu partition is completely gone, along with my grub.cfg files -.-
Partitions are like this in this order:
sda1: Windows 7 (can't boot into)
sda8: ubuntu (gets erased)
sda5: partition i'm going to use soon for another distro
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oh, and by default, there was like 20 MB of free space in front of my windows partition (idk why asus did that) and when i shrunk my first partition (the windows one) it moved it all to the left -.- do you think something when wrong while doing that?
Ubuntu Installation :: Add Windows 7 To My Grub Menu Or To Even Be Able To Boot To Windows 7?
Mar 5, 2011how to be able to add windows 7 to my grub menu or to even be able to boot to windows 7. I am currently unable to do it and my system just automatically goes straight to ubuntu. I've tried holding down SHIFT during startup and all that appears in my list is ubuntu entries and a memtest entry. My windows 7 files are still intact because I can see the drive through ubuntu and see all my files. I am trying to have Windows 7 on one hard disk that is 640GB and ubuntu on a second hard disk that is 160GB
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Ubuntu Installation :: Dual Boot Using Windows Boot Loader, Not GRUB?
Nov 8, 2010I'm trying to dual boot Win7 and Ubuntu WITHOUT using Grub. This is to support Bitlocker encryption.
I followed this guide, and now when I select Ubuntu I get a Grub> prompt and no ubuntu.
I feel like I'm halfway there, I just need to get Grub to load correctly or something.
Ubuntu :: Missing Grub And Dual Boot Menu - Windows Won't Boot
Jul 3, 2011i am having a problem with my dual boot setup. I originally installed windows XP on a 100gb hard drive, from there i downloaded and burnt ubuntu off so i could install it on my 200gb hard drive. For a little bit i struggled to even get it to install because it wouldn't recognize my onboard nvidia graphics, i ended up having to get an alt boot disk and fix it with technique in this link:
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Now after the bios boot, my screen shuts off for awhile and takes me directly to the login screen for ubuntu. No Grub, no windows boot options, nothing. I tried booting windows by choosing it from the bios boot menu but all it does is hang at prompt and doesn't boot at all. I tried the live cd fix and reinstalled grub but nothing changed. What i think is happening is that it boots the Grub menu but it doesn't display it because of graphical confrontations. It hangs for about 10 seconds, the grub default time, and then turns my monitor back on to display the Ubuntu login screen.
Ubuntu :: Grub - Unable To Boot Into Windows 7 On Dual Boot
Mar 23, 2011I had a dual boot system with 3 partitions, Windows 7 on one partition, and Windows XP on another partition and a Data partition. I decided to load Ubuntu 10.10 on the Windows XP partition.During installation I selection manual partition, and deleted Windows XP.after successful completion of Ubuntu installation "Grub" directly boots into Ubuntu, it doesn't show me the OS selection screen. After following some forum posts I did an update grub
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Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
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General :: Dual Boot And Windows 7 But Use The Windows Bootloader Instead Of GRUB?
Sep 11, 2010Is it possible to have the Windows bootloader point to Windows 7 and a Linux partition instead of using GRUB to point to Windows 7 and Linux?
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Apr 20, 2010HW config is: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition, MSI 785GTM-E45, 2X 1Gb Kingston HyperX PC2-8500. I have set up GRUB to dualboot openSUSE 11.2 and WindowsXP. Initially i had set up system with defaults: CPU@2600MHz (200X13) and therefore RAM@800MHz. Both openSUSE 11.2 and WindowsXP worked just fine. Memtest86 found no problems.
But after a while i decided to change this setup to: CPU@2500MHz (250X10) and therefore RAM@1000MHz, as it promised better overall performance. And now Windows still boots and works better then before. Memtest86 still can't find any problem. But openSUSE 11.2 hangs at boot. I've suspected cpufreq governor, but changing from Ondemand to Conservative in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq doesn't help.
Fedora Installation :: Dual Boot With Xp - Grub Can't Boot Into Windows?
Jan 10, 2010I just set up a dual boot on a system with fedora 12 and XP. XP in on one hard drive (sda) and Fedora on a second hard drive (sdb).
I installed grub on the Fedora disk so as to not touch the windows disk at all.
Prior to installation, in the bios, I set the Fedora disk (sdb) first in the boot sequence, and then XP (sda) so that the grub loader would boot up by default. (If I set the windows drive first then the system bypasses grub and loads straight into windows.)
My system can now boot up into Fedora fine, but if I select windows from the grub loader menu I just get a blinking cursor - windows will not boot.What do I have to do so that grub can boot into XP?
General :: Unable To Boot Windows / Grub Error Saying GRub Loading Stage2 Read Error
Jul 8, 2011I am new to Linux. I have installed RHEL 5.4 on my PC with preloaded Windows XP.
Windows was set as the first boot kernel. So if i do not choose which OS to be loaded it will load Windows by Default.
Today I got an error saying GRub Loading Stage2 read error.
Ubuntu :: Sh Grub On Boot Up In Windows Xp?
Jan 22, 2010i installed ubuntu 9.10 for the third time on my lenovo s10e running windows xp. my first two installs went good until ubuntu tried to update gnome to the latest version and my computer went to sh grub on reboot, so on my third install of ubuntu 9.10 using wubi i turned off updates and the computer was working wonderfully for weeks until i let my netbook battery die.then the dreaded sh grub on reboot. i really like ubuntu and prefer to use it over xp.
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Dec 20, 2010I'm wondering about the best way to manage a dual install of Ubuntu and Windows XP.
I had Ubuntu installed on my HDD, but I wanted Windows also, so I used a live CD to partition the drive, and opened some space for a Windows partition. I installed Windows in that space. Naturally, the install set up the computer to boot directly into Windows. I want to set up GRUB to load and allow me to choose my OS on boot.
I'd like to use Super GRUB Disk to install GRUB on the MBR of the disk to allow me to choose at boot.
Ubuntu :: Grub Won't Boot Windows 7
Jan 23, 2011I HP pavillion dv2715nr with Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit. I first install Windows 7 then installed Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit (grub2). And upgraded to Kubuntu. I can log on Ubuntu.
Problem: If I select Windows 7 from grub menu screen goes black and nothing happens.
Ubuntu :: Grub Won't Boot Windows
Jun 12, 2011So after completely giving up on linux for a year... after problems with installing grub, i reluctantly decided to give it another shot.
So I installed a new copy of kubuntu, everything worked correctly except one problem arised with my windows partition. When i try to boot windows through grub, it simply directs me back to the grub boot menu. I can boot kunbuntu fine.
I have tried recovering startup issues by using a windows 7 disc and also run bootrec.exe.
I had no problems running the command /FixMbr however /FixBoot has issues....
My partitions are as follows:
I think the problem is that grub has overwritten windows boot files so everytime i try boot windows it reverts me to grub in a sort of loop.
Ubuntu :: Get Rid Of The GRUB And Have Windows Boot Up Normally?
Jun 22, 2011I installed Kubuntu 10.04-2 on a small hard drive, its in my computer along with my large hard drive which is devoted to Win XP. The Kubuntu worked fine for a while, then somehow the GRUB got transferred onto my Windows hard drive. I'd like to get the GRUB off my Windows hard drive and have that boot via its usual Windows method. I reformatted my small / Kubuntu hard drive, that did not help. In fact this made things worse, now there is no Kubuntu in my computer, so now I can't get into either Windows or Kubuntu. How can I get rid of the GRUB AND have Windows boot up normally?
View 7 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Can't Boot Windows 7 From The Grub Loader?
Jan 14, 2010i've a little problem with the grub loader. I've two OS in my laptot: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala 64bit and Windows 7 64bit. But i can't boot Windows 7 from the grub loader. The grub still load the /dev/sda1 partition that is the recovery partition of the laptot, while windows 7 is in the partition /dev/sda6. I tried to modify the path in the grub.cfg, but still load the wrong partition, how i can do?
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Grub Will No Longer Boot Windows 7
Apr 30, 2010I had been dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows 7. Today I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 and now Grub still has a Windows 7 boot option, but when selected it goes to a blank screen and does not boot Windows 7 as it would before.
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Cannot Boot Windows From GRUB Menu
Jun 6, 2010I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 recently and now have MBR problem. When selecting Windows XP from the GRUB menu the screen defaults to terminal mode with grub rescue> displayed. I admit I know little to nothing about Ubuntu, unix, etc other than I like what I have seen so far and am trying to learn more. I need to (unfortunately) use Windows and have data on it that I can't afford to lose. How can I repair the problem so I can boot Windows from the menu? Thank you
P.S. I was dual booting successfully earlier. I had the previous version of Ubuntu running with Win XP and everything was fine. The problem started when I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. I have tried reinstalling 10.04 with no success. If I am unable to get dual boot working my wish would be to save my Win data and then I can wipe clean and reinstall Win and Linux.
Ubuntu :: Get Rid Of Grub Rescue And Need Windows To Boot?
Aug 4, 2010Yesterday I made a thread about going back to Windows as I'm giving this laptop to a friend. Anyway, after I finally got Windows to re-install I'm now stuck with "grub rescue" instead of the OS booting. Is there anyone who knows a way I can get rid of grub rescue and get Windows to boot?
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Aug 7, 2010I am running a dual-boot of Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7. My current setup uses EasyBCD to pick between Ubuntu and windows. If I pick Ubuntu, it then fires up GRUB, which then goes to Ubuntu. My question is: Can I skip GRUB altogether in the boot process? I rather suspect that it's slowing things down a lot. I've set the GRUB default OS timeout to 0, but it still boots slowly, which annoys me. way to skip GRUB entirely and use only EasyBCD for both OSes?
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Goes Right Into Windows No Grub When Boot Up Netbook
Aug 16, 2010I have a T61 with Windows 7 and Ubuntu on it and it works great. I also have a HP Mini 5102 with Windows 7 on it. I deleted the HP_RECOVERY partition and merged with my Windows partition because you can only have four partitions. I got Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a thumb drive and I installed it by telling it I want to pick between them at boot up. However, when I boot up my netbook it just goes right into Windows, no Grub. Here is what my fdisk -l looks like.
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how I can get Grub running on this thing would be great.
Ubuntu :: Delete Grub And Boot Into Windows
Aug 30, 2010I have removed Ubuntu and I just have Windows 7 installed.
When I turn on the laptop, Grub tries to load but it fails. I have used Windows 7 install DVD and clicked into repair windows start so I should get Windows default bootloader back, but when I restart, Grub is still there...
How do I remove grub and get the laptop to boot into Windows automatically?
This is my HDD, btw: [URL]
Note: I'm booting right now using iBoot, how do I repair this problem? I may run chkdsk, Windows asks me to run it every time I boot into it since 1 or 2 weeks... maybe it won't repair the boot loader until I ran chkdsk, I dunno
Ubuntu :: Windows 7 Wont Boot With Grub In 10.0
Sep 12, 2010I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my friends computer using a side-by-side install with windows. Everything seemed fine at first until he tried to boot to Windows. It just restarted the computer.
How can I get rid of grub and Ubuntu and return the computer back to a lame *** windows system?
Ubuntu :: Windows Deletes GRUB Each Boot?
Nov 7, 2010Each time I boot into Windows 7 on my dual-boot setup (the other OS being Ubuntu Maverick), the computer is no longer able to boot. I can use Windows fine that once, but after shutting down and restarting it simply loops during boot in the pattern OEM screen, power off, power on, OEM screen, power off, power on... you get the idea.
I have read that this is due to Windows (or a program inside Windows) "fixing" the Master boot record (MBR) each time it loads - and in doing so, deleting GRUB. Thing is: on my other laptop the exact same dual-boot setup works fine. My problem laptop is a Samsung R780. My guess is that it's a specific program on my laptop, as oppose to Windows in general, which is doing it, so I was hoping that you could help me either identify the problem program or secure the MBR against Windows writing to it (if that is possible).
I can, of course, fix GRUB each individual time it is destroyed by installing it again using the Ubuntu live CD, but this is obviously not a permenant solution as, upon the next boot of Windows, it is destroyed again.
Ubuntu Installation :: Can't Get GRUB To Boot Windows XP On USB HDD
Dec 29, 2010I had Windows XP installed on my PC then bought a new HDD, installed Windows 7 & Ubuntu 10.10 in dual boot, later I added the Windows XP HDD as an external USB then typed "update-grub".
At boot up the drive appears at the bottom of the GRUB menu but when I select Windows XP it gets as far as the XP splash screen, after a few seconds there is a flash of blue screen with some writing on it then the PC re-boots. Here is grub.cfg:
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# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
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# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
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