Grub won't load Windows 7 since upgrade to Lucid

[jonathan_ender]

I am dual booting windows 7 and Ubuntu, and since the upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 Windows 7 won't load.
I tried the solution posted in another thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9211128&postcount=3) with a similar problem but to no avail.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ms:Boot_Sector
(http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:Boot_Sector)
Boot Info Script:
http://wklej.org/id/326663/

[Frantic_Earthling]

Have you tried sudo update-grub ?

Worked for me...

[wilee-nilee]

I am dual booting windows 7 and Ubuntu, and since the upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 Windows 7 won't load.
I tried the solution posted in another thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9211128&postcount=3) with a similar problem but to no avail.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ms:Boot_Sector

Boot Info Script:
http://wklej.org/id/326663/

Thanks for the bootscript link that will get you help.I looked and see some anomalies but I think just waiting for the one who know will get things fixed. The sourceforge link isn't working but all anybody really needs here is that script.

[jonathan_ender]

Have you tried sudo update-grub ?

Worked for me...
I tried but makes no difference.

[frantid]

your situation is similar to this:

http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8930595&postcount=3

make sure you choose the right partition to fix the partition table. you can also use the win7 dvd.

[dino99]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1467891&page=2 post 14

[oldfred]

jonathan_ender
You first post has a link to this:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:Boot_Sector

But if you copy long links from other posts they get shortened & do not work. With windows7 you have a boot partition and a system partition. I do not know which has to be repaired or maybe both. Did you try that in testdisk.
Otherwise you need to use windows:
How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20864-mbr-restore-windows-7-master-boot-record.html
http://windows7ultimate.windowsreinstall.com/repairwin7startup/indexthumbs.ht

dino99 - are you posting the correct link? That seems to be to your link on settting up partitions?

frantid - Your link is identical (and also by meierfra) to the link the OP had but was in error. I think meierfra gave up posting the instructions and just created a page.

[frantid]

oldfred - I couldn't open his link, but I see that in the link you posted. I like the thread better personally, because it also has your post with links in it as well. But I should link to the thread instead of the first post.

I don't know why there are all these errors on install. I did notice on my lucid test partition that I do not have a device.map file in /boot/grub/ Not sure what that would cause. I boot off an independent boot partition, so I did not get hit.

[jbernardo]

I have a similar situation. I have already reinstalled w7 boot sector (bootrec.exe), booted into w7 to check if it is ok, then reinstalled grub, and did this twice, with the same results. A configuration that worked on karmic no longer works on lucid. Grub asks me to introduce the boot media (a improvement, first it only showed a blinking cursor), and pressing any key returns me to the grub menu. I've used testdisk to make the w7 partition bootable, I've reinstalled grub, I don't know what else to do.

[frantid]

I have a similar situation. I have already reinstalled w7 boot sector (bootrec.exe), booted into w7 to check if it is ok, then reinstalled grub, and did this twice, with the same results. A configuration that worked on karmic no longer works on lucid. Grub asks me to introduce the boot media (a improvement, first it only showed a blinking cursor), and pressing any key returns me to the grub menu. I've used testdisk to make the w7 partition bootable, I've reinstalled grub, I don't know what else to do.


do you have multiple drives?

[jbernardo]

Only one, and a card reader (this is on a 1101HA asus netbook).

[frantid]

Only one, and a card reader (this is on a 1101HA asus netbook).


ok, should probably start your own thread and post up the bootinfoscript results.