Formatted Windows in dual-boot setup... need to get back ubuntu... - Overclock.net

feltadox1337 · 06-28-08

Hey, I need to get back grub so that I can get back into ubuntu.
I tired the following but to no avail..

Quote:

Restore GRUB quite simple in Ubuntu, instead going through all the "gain root access" and play with shell commands, you can use the Ubuntu installation CD to restore it without going through all kinds of hassles.

Here are the steps:

1. Boot your computer up with Ubunto CD
2. Go through all the process until you reech "[!!!] Disk Partition"
3. Select Manual Partition
4. Mount your appropriate linux partions

/
/boot
swap
.....

5. DO NOT FORMAT THEM.
6. Finish the manual partition
7. Say "Yes" when it asks you to save the changes
8. It will give you errors saying that "the system couldn't install ....." after that
9. Ignore them, keep select "continue" until you get back to the Ubuntu installation menu
10. Jump to "Install Grub ...."
11. Once it is finished, just restart your computer

Good luck!.

When I do this.. after choosing the partitions.. It wont let me proceed unless I select format. I selected my existing ubuntu partition as "/" and swap as "swap".

AND

Quote:

1. Pop in the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop.
2. Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.
3. Type "grub"
4. Type "root (hd0,6)", or whatever your harddisk + boot partition numbers are (my /boot is at /dev/sda7, which translates to hd0,6 for grub).
5. Type "setup (hd0)", ot whatever your harddisk nr is.
6. Quit grub by typing "quit".
7. Reboot.

In this, no matter what sequence of partition number I try, I cant get through, I've tired the most obvious and most extreme...

AND

Quote:

1. Boot with any live CD (I've done it with Ubuntu Live DVD)
2. Get a root shell -> Applications / System Tools / Root Terminal
3. Make a folder -> mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
4. Check the Ubuntu partition -> fdisk -l (Mine is /dev/hda4)
5. Mount the root partition of Ubuntu -> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt/ubuntu (replace /dev/hda4 by your Ubuntu partition determined at the step 4)
6. Chroot the mounted partition -> chroot /mnt/ubuntu
7. Restore Grub / the initial MBR -> grub-install /dev/hda
8. Exit the shell
9. Reboot

When performing the "mkdir /mnt/ubuntu" command, it says access denied!

Can anyone recommend a simple and easy way.
Thanks a lot!

hybrid-kernel · 06-28-08

give super grub disk a try, always works for me

feltadox1337 · 06-29-08

I'll give that a try, thanks..

Melcar · 06-29-08

Do you still have your Ubuntu LiveCD? Boot from it and follow this guide:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351

feltadox1337 · 06-29-08

Quote:

Do you still have your Ubuntu LiveCD? Boot from it and follow this guide:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351

I've tried that guide... it all goes well, says "ok" for everything, the I restart, and XP shows its ugly face... since I formatted the original partition on which the previous XP was installed, I think I lost the grub files... I'll have to find an alternate way.

Thanks though.

Flatliner · 07-03-08

try using an alternate bootloader until you get back into Ubuntu...give Acronis a try or something that is free and installs under windows.

		Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Software, Programming and Coding > Operating Systems > Linux, Unix
Formatted Windows in dual-boot setup... need to get back ubuntu...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)