grub doesn't boot windows from a non-first disk
Bug #141109 reported by
Dave roi
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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grub (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub
Hi,
Feisty managed to recognize a second windows XP installed on a non-first hard drive.
Gutsy did not.
Please tell me which files I need to send to debug this.
Thanks.
Dave.
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Hi Dave,
If you have Installed Windows after a GNU/Linux distribution like Ubuntu with Bootloader Grub. You have the probleme with the MBR on your Harddisk.
The MBR is 512 Byte and the startpoint with partition table for the following boot process of your system.
If you install Ubuntu with Grub there will be put the bootloader into.
If you installed Windows after Ubuntu the MBR will be new described, but not with Grub Files.
You can reinstall Grub with grub-install /help.ubuntu. com/community/ GrubHowto)
A hint for the process about reinstall grub into MBR (https:/
* If you want to reinstall run a live-cd open a terminal.
use the follow command's for this
(example with a IDE Harddisk)
sudo mount /dev/hda2 /mnt directory= /mnt /dev/hda
sudo grub-install --root-