Ubuntu Grub Problem

[NucleusKore]

Ok now one step at a time. Use the supergrub boot disk to restore your boot record to windows xp only. This means that you will be able to boot into xp without the help of supergrub. Ten come back here I will tell you what to do next.

 

[Ecko]

Done Guyz*
Next Step Plz

Edited the MBR so that now I can just use Windows
No Ubuntu 4 now

 

[NucleusKore]

Is you root partition the roughly 16 GB sdb11?

Boot using the Ubuntu live cd and select the first option to run ubuntu from it without installing.
After the desktop loads press Alt and F2

Type
gnome-terminal
and press ENTER

Install GRUB to your root partition. In a terminal type

grub-install /dev/sdb11

and press ENTER.
Close terminal

Now install GAG as outlined in *thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=925088#23

 

[Ecko]

Is you root partition the roughly 16 GB sdb11?

Ya

Doing now
Will post in 5 minutes

Unable to create directory using abover command
It says ubale to create GRUB Directory (probably due to root nature of installation in that folder)
What to dow now ??

 

[NucleusKore]

Type the commands as above in a terminal and post the screenshot. I'll see tomorrow, Goodnight

 

[Ecko]

I'm unable to create directory dats it
Nothing else
I'm booting using Ubuntu CD so atleast what I guess it that due to security reasons it woesn't allow any creation of folder in root drive
Atleast I know how to use terminal & few other things
I'm not a new noob but Im a Old Noob

Will post the screen shot too

 

[NucleusKore]

I just realised something

What's this!!

*img380.imageshack.us/img380/2753/2i7vgvrzc1.png

Those warning signs and key like things??

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Silly me
I got it

When you boot with a live cd the partitions are NOT automatically mounted. No wonder you cannot make a directory

In gnome terminal

sudo mkdir /mnt/share

and press ENTER

Then type

sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb11 /mnt/share

and press ENTER

Then type

sudo grub-install /dev/sdb11

and press ENTER.
Close terminal

Now install GAG as outlined in *thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=925088#23

 

[Ecko]

It says

Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device.

Any problem with that ??

 

[NucleusKore]

Looks like i am all mixed up
see this post
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351

So modify the above as follows

In gnome terminal

sudo mkdir /mnt/share

and press ENTER

Then type

sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb11 /mnt/share

and press ENTER

Then type

chroot /mnt/share /bin/bash

and press ENTER

Then type

sudo grub-install /dev/sdb11

and press ENTER.
Close terminal

 

[Ecko]

Got error while executing chroot command(unable to change directory....) so went to link u mentioned
Followed every command mentioned there( I think you didn't wrote 1 or 2 of them)

Followed all instructions with sdb11 in place of everything else & it worked fyn

But still GRUB isn't @ boot
Will it be shown @ boot only after I install GAG ??

 

[NucleusKore]

Yes, you have to install GAG as I have mentioned in the tutorial, only then will you see GRUB

But I think that tutorial as it is makes you install GRUB to the first sector of the hard disk???

Why don't you try SUPER GRUB to restore your GRUB bootloader automatically? See what it comes up with.

 

[Ecko]

Ok will post soon what happens
But just dont wanna messup

Failed
It either boots up Windows or Ubuntu
I'm fed up now
I hate Ubuntu grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........!!!
Suse Rocks ...!!!

 

[Faun]

Are GRUB toh same he hota hai na...lolz

 

[Rahim]

Dont you think the problem is related to Windows being installed in the 2nd Hard Drive, rather than in the 1st??

 

[Ecko]

Both r on same HDD buddy
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