Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gparted
What Happened: I formatted an external hard drive using gparted. After shutting down and then restarting the laptop, rEFIt couldn't find Ubuntu. It just showed a Legacy OS option which loaded to a screen that said "Missing Operating System". It turns out that gparted made grub go AWOL. I found this post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=871410&highlight=restore+grub which linked to this post http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=121355&postcount=5 which had nearly the right resolution (but I had to change find /boot/grub/stage1 to find /grub/stage1). What Should Happen: I formatted an external hard drive using gparted. After shutting down and then restarting the laptop, everything works as normal. Grub does not go AWOL. Machine: Mac Book Pro 3.1 with rEFIt. Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 apt-cache policy gparted gparted: Installed: 0.3.8-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 0.3.8-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 0.3.8-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Formatting external drive loses grub on internal disk (Intel Mac, rEFIT, grub) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/341792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
