Help req. to re-install the Grub Manager

[Saurabhdua]

Hello Folks!

I have gone through the following link in order to bring back the Grub Manager::

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1014708

Result from sudo fdisk -l have shown the following Outcome for my case::

To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa8a8a8a8

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2805 22531131 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 2806 4998 17613825 5 Extended
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda5 2806 4901 16832512 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 4901 4998 780288 82 Linux swap / Solaris
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Now, I have an apprehension for running the next set of commands.

So, Should I punch in the leftovers by following /sda5 OR /sda2?

Please help steer me through the next set of commands & alleviate the fear of losing Windows XP again..! :-|

[kc1di]

you can make it easy on your self and install boot repair
found here it will fix it for you.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

[darkod]

Or you can make it even easier and by the time you install boot-repair you will reinstall grub2. :)


sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda

The linux partition is sda5, like it says in fdisk. sda2 is the extended partition.

[Saurabhdua]

Hello Darkod!

By using your set of commands, Iam not yet able to scour the Windows XP option that comes listed within the Grub Manager..!? Instead, the "Grub-Manager" has started showing up some BOGUS entries related to Ubuntu 9.04..!? Don know how to showcase the "Weird" behavior within the Grub Manager screen..!?

[wilee-nilee]

Hello Darkod!

By using your set of commands, Iam not yet able to scour the Windows XP option that comes listed within the Grub Manager..!? Instead, the "Grub-Manager" has started showing up some BOGUS entries related to Ubuntu 9.04..!? Don know how to showcase the "Weird" behavior within the Grub Manager screen..!?

Download this script, extract it to the desktop and run the command. Then copy and paste the whole results.txt to a reply. When you open the reply hit the # in the reply panel to generate code tags and paste between.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/


sudo bash ~/Desktop/bootinfoscript

[Saurabhdua]

I don know what you are talking about..!? Heck with Ubuntu! Only the characters within the movie Avatar or alike can type & use such commands :-\

Going for a complete FORMAT of my Hard Drive with Windows XP now being my only choice.

Good Bye...

[wilee-nilee]

I don know what you are talking about..!? Heck with Ubuntu! Only the characters within the movie Avatar or alike can type & use such commands :-\

Going for a complete FORMAT of my Hard Drive with Windows XP now being my only choice.

Good Bye...

Sorry this seemed not understandable, we would be glad to work with you. :)

You are welcome to PM me if you need help in this thread.

[darkod]

In case you are still interested, if you believe the grub2 boot menu is wrong, you can try an update it in terminal with:
sudo update-grub

You never even mentioned what version of ubuntu are you running.