dual boot problem SOLVED (sort of)

[Geekus Villagius]

I fixed this a week ago using a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.04. If
I try Vector Linux again, I'll probably do it as a sole OS or the
first OS.
The only issue remaining on that machine (other than Bug #1 on the
Windows partition) is a second swap partition. I'll get rid of that
soon enough, or make it into encrypted space.

The T420 is working great with Ubuntu so far, and seemed good with
Vector Linux as far as I tested it.

Thanks for the responses.

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>   1. Re: [clug-talk] dual boot problem (Gustin Johnson)
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> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:43:05 -0600
> From: Gustin Johnson <gustin at meganerd.ca>
> To: CLUG General <clug-talk at clug.ca>
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> Subject: Re: [clug-talk] dual boot problem
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> You need to boot from a rescue disk (like systemrescuecd or Ubuntu Rescue
> Remix) and re-install Grub.
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> I know that the Ubuntu install media has an option to repair a previous
> installation, I am not sure if vector has this.  You should be be able to
> boot into vector from the Ubuntu install disk but since I have never tried
> vector YYMV.
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> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Ralph Pichie <thevillagegeek at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> After dozens of successful dual boots with Ubuntu and other
>> Debian-derived distros (3D!) I've encountered my first unbootable
>> machine tonight, with the little-loved error message "Missing
>> operating system".
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>> I've got Windows 7 back now with the boot flag on the primary
>> partition device, but no grub menu. I really wanted to try Vector, but
>> I'm loathe to waste more time, as this is a new laptop that needs to
>> be productive.
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>> Would it be better to try to fix the boot loader directly or try to do
>> an Ubuntu install with or over Vector to fix it?
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