Bootmgr missing for Vista

[rapsball4]

My apologies if this thread exists somewhere, but I didn't see one. I already had a Vista x64 Home Premium running for a while and decided I had been Ubuntu-less for too long (due to some other glitches a while ago I never managed to get fixed). I installed 8.10 alright to another partition, so with setup like this:

Disk 1:
Partition 1 - Windows
Partition 2 - Ubuntu root
Partition 3 - swap space
Partition 4 - shared data

Disk 2:
Partition 1 - more shared data

GRUB loads up fine and shows the options that it should show, and it boots into Ubuntu no problems. But when I try to boot into Windows, I get a message that the Bootmgr is missing. I can use SuperGRUB to get into it still, but that would be a major hassle to do everytime I wanted Windows. Any ideas on how to fix?

[upchucky]

get advanced supergrub to fix master boot record.

search this forum for chainloader it is needed for win partitions

super grub will set it up for you.

[caljohnsmith]

In order to get a clearer picture of your setup, how about opening a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and do:

cd ~/Desktop && wget 'http://home.comcast.net/~ubuntu_grub/boot_info_script.txt' && sudo bash boot_info_script.txt

That will create a "boot_info_results.txt" file in the same directory from where the script is run, namely your desktop; please copy/paste the contents of that file to your next post. That will help clarify your setup and what your problem might be.

[rapsball4]

The file is attached. I googled for Advanced Super Grub and got nothing - is it different than normal Super Grub?

[caljohnsmith]

You accidentally posted the bash script and not the results; please post the contents of the "boot_info_results.txt" file.

[upchucky]

advanced supergrub has more features for finding and fixing, plain supergrub assumes you already know what you are doing.

[rapsball4]

Oops. It was the only file that showed up on my desktop so I assumed it was the right one without looking. Must have typoed and not gotten the results. Let's try that again.

And where I would get a hold of Advanced Super Grub?

[caljohnsmith]

OK, I believe I found the problem. How about first opening your menu.lst:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

And change the Windows entry at the end to:

title		Windows Vista
root		(hd0,0)
chainloader	+1

Save, reboot, and let me know exactly what happens when you boot Vista from the Grub menu.

[rapsball4]

Thanks a lot. Problem solved.

[caljohnsmith]

I'm glad it turned out to be a simple fix; cheers and have fun with Vista and Ubuntu.