<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No problem Vincent.  Good idea too!  Since it's a problem that is commonly encountered with nooB's and experienced Ubuntu/Xubuntu users alike, it would be nice to let everyone know.  Thank you!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-David :D</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=imnotb@gmail.com href="mailto:imnotb@gmail.com">Vincent</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Xubuntu Help and User Discussions</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [xubuntu-users] Fixing GRUB After A Windows Installation andFixing The GRUB Menu</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 23/01/2008, <B class=gmail_sendername>David Mooney</B> <<A href="mailto:moondoggy369@mchsi.com">moondoggy369@mchsi.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If for some odd reason you missed having the Windows operating system and you decided to install it on another partition, you will notice your GRUB is missing afterwords.  This usually happens and is a huge headache for those trying to get their GRUB back.  Here's what you need to do to get it back:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Put your bootable Ubuntu/Xubuntu install disk in the CD drive and run it.  Instead of installing anything, click on the menu to open the terminal application.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In terminal mode, type the following:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sudo grub</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>find /boot/grub/stage1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>root (x,y)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>setup (x)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>quit</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sudo shutdown "now" -r</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The resulting "find" command will display something like "(hd0,1)".  In this example, you would then type "root (hd0,1)" and then "setup (hd0)" in the above area.  These numbers might be different; that's why I included the "find" command so that folks who might have their Ubuntu partitions located either in front or behind their Windows installation or on a completely separate internal/external hard drive so that you will get the appropriate/correct setup numbers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, now you got your GRUB-on, but what about that darn GRUB menu?  It's not displaying what you want it to display? Well, let just see here...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Upon reboot, select "Recovery Mode", usuaully the second option down on the GRUB menu.  This will allow you to boot into the root.  Once you're in the terminal mode, type:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>editor /boot/grub/menu.lst</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, the rest is pretty much self explanatory.  There should be enough comments in the menu.lst to direct you to what you can and cannot do to your GRUB menu.lst.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I usually put the Windows option at the top of the menu so that others (none-Linux users) who use my computer can find it easily if they have to do a reboot.  Your Windows installation will have a differnt root than your Ubuntu/Xubuntu, but it's usually automatically placed by GRUB once it's set up again (like the above).  I also recommend removing the timeout option as this is sometimes annoying.  Have fun!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-David :D</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S.- If you have a question, I'll be happy to answer to the best of my ability.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>I got one: would you mind if I checked if I can get this up at <A href="http://xubuntu.wordpress.com">xubuntu.wordpress.com</A>? I think this can be of help to many more people than those who are subscribed to this mailinglist or browse the archives ;-) <BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Vincent </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>