Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

Super Grub Disc will help you. On 6/16/10, 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 suc

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

The issue is related to GRUB 2 and propriety software supplied by Dell the restores windows mbr by overwriting GRUB 2 at restart after setting up a dual boot. People with similar issues should run boot info script from live cd in order to detect errors. There are handful of options in Open Source,

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

>From the above discussions, the problem looks like: An OS stores information about partitions state at the time of install, (and details of edits done inside this OS), which it re-establishes whenever an 'un-authentic' change is observed. (A malware too could alter partitions, so considering the

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

Just download it and run the command or burn to disk. if you have windows you can install it directly from windows. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:34 PM, sonal jain wrote: > how to install Super Grub Disk ?? > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Praveen A wrote: > >> 2010/6/17 David Shar : >> > wel

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

Dear Sonal, Please take a look at this. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/551721 The recovery methods and causes are discussed in detail in the above thread. Regards. -- Sajjad Anwar | http://geohackers.in | Blog: h

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

how to install Super Grub Disk ?? On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Praveen A wrote: > 2010/6/17 David Shar : > > well Grub 2 is crap. > > +100 > -- > പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ > I know my rights; I want my phone call! > What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? > (as seen on /.)

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

2010/6/17 David Shar : > well Grub 2 is crap. +100 -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ I know my rights; I want my phone call! What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this messag

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

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 wrote: > @David, Thanks.. super grub disk downlaoded from the following link, and > booted > http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

@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 wrote: > Hi, You need to log in with live cd and restore the Grub.

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

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:

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

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 wrote: > On Wednesday 16 June 2010 12:45 AM, r

Re: [fsug-tvm] windows 7 is washing out grub --help-urgent

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