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    WUBI convert LVPM but Partition not Booting , boot on linux partition and not MBR

    Hi Somebody there to help.

    I had a perfect cofigured and working Ubuntu install on Win WUBI set up. I used LVPM to transfer to proper Partition. But My GRUB is is lost and only boots windows , Thw WUBI and New Hard install could nto recue despite using Super GRUB disk.

    Need script on Terminal to sort this which I am not Good at so Pls help.

    Have live CD to Install.

    M6400 Dell Precision 2 hardisks.

    My device Map is

    fd0) /dev/fd0 OEM dell
    (hd0) /dev/sda Windows Vista and LInux
    (hd1) /dev/sdb Windows 7

    And Fdisk are here.

    Code:
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x40ab005d
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1   *           1          13      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS
    Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
    /dev/sda2              13       44688   358848512    7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda3           44688       46339    13260800   82  Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda4           46342       60801   116149950   83  Linux
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xa42d04a3
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sdb1               1          14      112423+  de  Dell Utility
    /dev/sdb2   *          15       19457   156175897+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

    pls help

    ozkhalsa
    Last edited by ozkhalsa; August 28th, 2009 at 03:40 PM.

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    Red face Re: WUBI convert LVPM but Partition not Booting , boot on linux partition and not MBR

    Loaded the Live CD and the partition for the hard disk install is fully visisble with all files , I can see a boot folder but would not like to touch it as do not know the inner working of boot loader grub and Ubuntu/linux.

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