error in grub2 after delete partition

Goh Lip g.lip at gmx.com
Mon May 31 02:27:55 UTC 2010


On 05/31/2010 05:41 AM, mierdatutis mi wrote:
>
>
> I had in one disk:
>
> Primary partition: xp
> Extended partition: ubuntu and windows 7.
>
> Now, I've changed the partitions. I delete the primary of xp and the
> extended of windows 7. I've created a primary partition to install
> windows 7.
>
> After I've installed windows 7, I boot with my ubuntu Live and I did an
> update-grub.
>
> Now I have grub2 installed and I can boot with my ubuntu but when I
> select windows 7 it says me:
> no such device: ec3883435345390
> no such partition.
>
> Could you help me please?
> Many thanks and sorry for my english!
>

After deleting XP in the primary partition, you can still boot to 
Ubuntu? That's surprising, but good.

When booted to Ubuntu, try this in the terminal...

sudo grub-install /dev/sda


Regards - Goh Lip

ps: your english is good! better than some american english.  :)





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