[Bug 969767] Re: On installing 12.04 Beta 2 as a dual boot with win7 the Grub2 menu did not show up.

[Ron B.]

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Title:
  On installing 12.04 Beta 2 as a dual boot with win7 the Grub2 menu did
  not show up.

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had to use the nomodset kernel option to get even the live cd of 12.04 Beta2 to run (64x with nvidia gt240.)
  The installation was done with an automated re-partition for dual boot with win7.
  After install on re-boot there was no grub2 menu to select desired os - the pc just booted to win7 as previously.
  I got advice on irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu+1 and used the live cd to do an automated grub recovery selecting the automated repair. This fixed the problem and at next boot the grub menu was available.
  (This situation would probably "throw" a real newbie quite badly.)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 31 05:15:51 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --  nomodeset debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode?=de
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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