repair ubuntu 10.04

[aman_d8]

helllo friends ,
i installed windows xp sp2 and then installed ubuntu 10.04.(dual boooted)..due some other reasons i had to reinstall windows ,now i am not able to dual booot with ubuntu ... i don't want to reinstall ubuntu ,i just need a method to repair ubuntu so that i can again dual boot with ubuntu and windows...
thanks in advance ..:)

[cottfcfan]

Boot into the live CD.
Open a terminal.
Mount the partition that Ubuntu is installed on.
eg. sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt (If Ubuntu is on sda1)
then reinstall Grub:
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda
This will install Grub, when you boot back into Ubuntu you will need to run.. sudo update-grub
That should do it.

[uRock]

Hello and Welcome to the forums.

This link will give you in depth explanation of how to reinstall the grub boot loader after installing Windows. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

[aman_d8]

thanks cottfcfan and urock .... I will try this and let you know ...

[aman_d8]

hello freinds,
I tried the above mentioned method ..but unable to do it properly ....i am attaching the screenshot .....please let me know where is the fault ...

thnks in advance ..:)

[cottfcfan]

I take it your Ubuntu installation is on sda6?
If thats the case then:

sudo mount /dev/sda6 /mnt
then:

sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda
Then reboot into your Ubuntu system and run:

sudo update-grub
That should do it.

ps. the problem is that you`ve tried installing Grub onto sda6, instead of into the root of sda.
The above commands should work.

[aman_d8]

happy new year to cottfcfan ,uRock,
I tried the method and it really worked ...

thanks cottfcfan ....thanks alot

thanks uRock....thanks a lot ...



may GOD bless you .... :) :D