[Boot-Repair] Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in one click

[ipeurtt]

Here's the new thread I started: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2157302

[KieranFitzgerald]

Can you help with my boot problem posted here (hope this request is legal)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2156297&highlight=lvm2+boot

[KieranFitzgerald]

Is there a secure disk for 12.10 64 bit? If so where can I find it?
Thanks

[barjammar]

Hi, sorry to bother you,
but I keep getting stuck in the repair-disk process. The first time I ran it, the information upload just sat there for about 20 minutes. When I retried I always seem to get a "wait for several minutes" message but nothing is happening. I just have a corsair SSD 128 GB drive (CSSD-F128GBGS-BK) so I think it should be quick.
Your message "this could take several minutes" is a bit vague. Several means less than 10 in my book, but what is normal? I need some information to show that the process is happening.
Maybe there are other threads on this.
Thanks

[oldfred]

If you are talking about the upload to the paste site that should be fairly quick.

But I have noticed my queries in the forum are a bit slower the last day or two. Not sure if we are having an issue again. Last time it was a gate-way in England, not related to Ubuntu/Canonical . With the old forum we also had some server issues. Not sure where or how paste bin is supported?

Boot-Repair should run and make fixes without the uploads. But if issue is not resolved we need to see the Bootinfo Report.

[mylesisnew]

Hi, I am having trouble dual booting win7 and ubuntu 12.04. After my PC crashed I was getting stuck at grub rescue.

Here is my pastebin link: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5809254/

Help is much appreciated.

Thanks!

[oldfred]

@mylessisnew
I do not know RAID, and the standard desktop installer does not correctly install to RAID as it is missing a driver.
But Boot-Repair should fix it. You may need the RAID driver to be installed first, but I thought Boot-Repair automatically did that. You do have a Ethernet connection?
I think it is this one, but again with RAID I am not sure.
# Is able to search Linux Software Raid partitions (MD Raids) if
# the "mdadm" package is installed.
sudo apt-get install lvm2
sudo apt-get install mdadm

This setting would purge (in order to enable-raid) and reinstall the grub2 of mapper/isw_cficdeggdi_raid0p5 into the MBR of mapper/isw_cficdeggdi_raid0. The boot flag would be placed on mapper/isw_cficdeggdi_raid0p2.

[mylesisnew]

yes, I have an ethernet connection. lvm2 did not work running on the Livecd. I'm not sure what to do with mdadm.

[jaemo]

Hi Gang

I've returned to Ubuntu after a long absence, and I am really loving what's changed since...oooh I guess it was 7 or 8.

Long story not-so-short, for reasons somewhat beyond my control (my impulsivenss mainly), I have a system with a viable, but unbootable 13.04 (64 bit) install on /dev/sda and a working/bootable 12.10 (32 bit) on /dev/sdb.

I installed 13 first, with no gui, then realized I needed 12.10 for a home automation project (the IDE for the kit I have runs/is supported on 12.10/32-bit, but not...well not easily at any rate on... on 13.04, and not 64bit. We can get into that if you like but it's fairly OT, involves pango, fonts, and a sea of tears, and I really have no desire to waste anyone's valuable time. Or cry more.)

I'd like to dual boot these two if at all possible.
12 has the entirety of /dev/sdb to itself. 13 has the entirety of /dev/sda to itself.

Something must have gone askew (read: I was not paying close enough attention during my install of 12, and should be very sternly lectured to). Whatever the case, I can no longer boot into my 13 install. I've spent a bit of time getting it configured as a continuous integration server for my work and would very much like to avoid the hours redoing that.

That being said, I have attempted to use boot-repair on the automatic 'just-fix-it-please" mode to no avail.

Here is the generated pastebin from boot-repair.
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5809835/

Before I go and just push a bunch of buttons and blow *everything* up (and ruin my long weekend...) I was hoping one of the resident luminaries could render some assistance.

TLDR: Can I repair grub with boot-repair so that I can dual boot 13/64 and 12/32?

Thanks!

[OldPCisBroken]

Unfortunately boot repair hasn't solved my boot problem. This is the error I am getting from boot-repair. http://paste.ubuntu.com/5809438/ Any ideas?