On 13/11/2011 1:26 AM, Alessandro Menti wrote: > Thanks for reporting. > > Have you tried using Boot-Repair to restore GRUB (the component that > allows Ubuntu to boot and that gave you an error)? You can install and > run it from an Ubuntu live CD (if you have got Internet access): boot > your Ubuntu live CD, connect to the Internet, then follow the > instructions at<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair>, section > "2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu". After the main Boot-Repair > window appears, click on "Recommended repair". If the repair does not > succeed, the program will give you an URL; in that case, paste it here > so that I'll be able to determine what caused the error. > > Tell me if it works; in these days, I'll try to reproduce the problem > myself to see if it is still present in the next release of Ubuntu and, > if so, I'll tell the developers so that they can fix the bug. > > One last thing: you mentioned an antivirus software in your report. Do > you also have Windows installed? If so, which antivirus software have > you got? (Anyway, Windows antivirus software usually will not interfere > with Ubuntu, nor will it run in it, because it's a completely different > operating system). > > Thanks again for making Ubuntu better! > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete
Alessandro, Thanks for your response and suggestions. While searching the Internet I discovered and installed startup manager, this enabled me to dual boot from Windows 7. I was then able to do a clean install of Windows 7. Never again will I attempt to run a dual boot system. Regards, Roy Freeman -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885983 Title: error: no such device: a6e9ac82-12c2-4c83-ac35-b7b29d8cc206 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/885983/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
