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Xtremegamerjonnyd
May 14th, 2008, 11:51 AM
I had ubuntu set up as the only operating system on my laptop, but needed windows for something so I partitioned out space, etc. etc. and installed it. Now whenever I boot my system it boots in windows and not ubuntu and I don't know how to set it to boot in ubuntu.

P.S. There is now message or pop-up or whatever asking if I want to boot in ubuntu.

housam
May 14th, 2008, 12:02 PM
use this guide :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows? (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows?)

forestpixie
May 14th, 2008, 12:02 PM
You need to reinstall grub is all

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
Edit -
You weren't there when I refreshed

hermes0710
May 14th, 2008, 12:03 PM
Start ubuntu in live mode from the installation cd. Run a terminal and execute:
sudo grub


find /boot/grub/stage1
Let's suppose it gives "(hda,b)" as an output.
Execute:

root (hda,b)

setup (hda)
replacing "a","b" accordingly.

Reboot

Xtremegamerjonnyd
May 14th, 2008, 07:38 PM
Thanks for the help guys. [Solved]