Another case: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12377454#post12377454
** Description changed: GRUB recognizes stale LDM headers left on the disk after reformatting without LDM. This causes grub to complain either that embedding is not possible, and/or to incorrectly use the ldm partition module instead of msdos. - This bug affect GRUB2.00 (default bootloader of Ubuntu12.10). - This bug completely breaks access to any operating system, either when installing a fresh 12.10, or when upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10. ******************** - WORKAROUND: + WORKAROUND1: + see Comment #26 below (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1061255)/comments/26 + + WORKAROUND2: Use Boot-Repair ( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair ) from liveCD to replace GRUB2 by GRUB Legacy: run Boot-Repair --> Advanced options --> GRUB options tab --> tick "GRUB Legacy" --> Apply + + ******************** -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061255 Title: GRUB recognizes defunct LDM headers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1061255/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
