just out of curiosity, why is grub2 crap ? personally i ve never had any problems with grub2.
On Jun 17, 4:55 pm, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > well Grub 2 is crap. If you wish to add more OS use GAG or Super Grub Disk. > I am glad that I served your purpose. > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:15 PM, nishandh M <pro.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > @David, Thanks.. super grub disk downlaoded from the following link, and > > booted > >http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10921 > > looks like an easy way to restore grub. > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:33 PM, David Shar <dvds...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hi, You need to log in with live cd and restore the Grub. See if it works > >> otherwise open Gparted and flag Ubuntu partition as a "boot". If it still > >> fails email me your fdsik -l output. In addition try super grub disk, a > >> free > >> utility that handles complicated boot options. > > >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM, nishandh M <pro.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Windows 7 seems to make two primary partitions, a 100MB as well as a user > >>> specified size partition. Boot flag is on the 100MB partition. Any > >>> correlation for the above discussd problem to this fact? > > >>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Manu Krishnan T.V < > >>> tvmanukrish...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> On Wednesday 16 June 2010 12:45 AM, raghu ram wrote: > > >>>> Friends recently i installed ubuntu 10.04 in my friend's dell studio > >>>> latptop > >>>> which is having windows 7, after installing ubuntu i could see grub with > >>>> windows and linux > >>>> partitions, > >>>> for checking i booted into windows 7 which suceesfully booted but when i > >>>> restarted no grub boot loader is there. > >>>> using live cd again i installed grub it had shown windows and linux when > >>>> ever i am booting into windows grub > >>>> is washing out. it is teling no operating system found > > >>>> note : grub always finding the path of recovery paritions probably > >>>> removing grub > > >>>> the paritions are like this > >>>> sda 1 is dell utiliity > >>>> sda 2 is windows recovery ( where grub always booting through) > >>>> sda 3 is windows os ( pc is supposed to boot) > >>>> remaining are linux partitions > > >>>> Since you are having Dell, check for any software like Dell Backup safe > >>>> or something installed in your Windows 7. My friend had the same problem > >>>> and > >>>> he got it fixed after removing that software. There is a documentation > >>>> regarding it in the Ubuntu website. but I can't locate in now. :( > > >>>> -- > > >>>> suggestions or solutions or comments are welcome > >>>> thanks inadvance > > >>>> Susarla Raghuram > >>>> Research Fellow > >>>> Space Physics Laboratory > >>>> Vikram Sarabhai space center > >>>> Thiruvananthapuram. 695022 > > >>>> -- > >>>> With love and regards, > >>>> Tvm a.k.a Bizzard > > >>>> Find me @ Bizzard's Hackshop <http://www.bizzard.info/> > > >>>> Quote: I'm not a HANDSOME guy. But I can give my HAND to SOME one who > >>>> needs help. 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