MS has taken my MBR!!!

[mrapoc]

How do i get Grub to go back onto my MBR? Damn MS has just pounced on it meaning my poor Ubuntu is hidden from me

 

[ionicle]

you have to install XP first, THEN install linux in the remaining space that you will have left over for it, because windows is crappy like that

 

[Joe]

get an ubuntu live CD in there

when it loads get a terminal

type

sudo grub

Ok now u need to know what partition ur Ubuntu /Boot is on

and which hard disk

If it is hard disk 1 and partition 1 then type

 Root (hd0,1)

then type

 Setup(hd0)

this sets up ur MBR ,,, if it cant find the GRUB stage then

try

 Root (hd0,0)

then

 Setup(hd0)

Still nothing then try again incrementing the second value in the root(hd0,0) line

when ur grub / stage is found type quit + reboot ... ill talk u thru adding windows to grub l8r

Oh and what did u need to kno regarding Open Office

 

[mrapoc]

Just wanted to know the plugin to support MS office files

Ill try that in a sec

How can i be sure which hd, partition it is on?

 

[ionicle]

because one will have windows on :rollingla

 

[Joe]

How can i be sure which hd, partition it is on?

MS office files are supported , but not the new docx files (u need the plugin 4 that)

go to the System menu and find Partition Editor / Gparted

u shd get a name like sda1 for u lin drive .. in that case its root(hd0,1)

or u can do the trial and error the setup (hd0) will only work when the partiton u have selected for Root is a Linux 1 containing /boot/grub

there is an chance this may work to find ur root partition

in grub (Terminal ; Grub; )

find /boot/grub/stage1

never works for me (but then i do have encrypted partitions and my /boot is on an extended part) if this returns an address then use that as ur Root(hd*,*)

 

[FarFarAway]

/me adjusts Joe's reputation

 

[ionicle]

joe should get the title of official linux guru

 

[Joe]

/me adjusts Joe's reputation

FUC!!!

thanks d00d

much luff 4 ya man (+ oc3d)

hmmm .. now it looks like im rele nice

thanks so so much

 

[mrapoc]

Ok i followed that, found my hdd with that cmd

Now something gone a tad wrong

Grub starts, then says "Error 17 Cannot mount partition".

I restart or press esc, and the same happens. There are only 3 choices in the bootloader, ubuntu, safe ubuntu or mem check - they all do the same error.

Wheres my xp gone? lol

So im OS-less for the time being (unless i live disk it).

What do i need to do to fix it? lol

 

[Joe]

Ok i followed that, found my hdd with that cmd

Now something gone a tad wrong

Go to the Ubuntu entry in ur restored GRUB and

press e to enter the line editor

change the HDD Root to the one u entered in the live restore press enter to escape the line editor

Press B to Boot ...

then in Ubu open a commandline

and bang up

sudo gedit [SIZE=-1]/boot/grub/menu.lst

[/SIZE]

then edit the line as u did in the GRUB loader

NO NOT CHANGE NETHING ELSE .. ONLY THE root/target for boot



Once in UBU ill post the changes to ur Grub to get Xp on it

*on a side note me + lappy are headed to my parents 4 the weekend ... no net so i cnt relepost much*

 

[mrapoc]

I have my ubu back!! yayyyyyy

You are the official oc3d linux pro tbh

wowness lol

in gedit its an empty page - do i just put "root (hd0,2)" and save?

 

[Joe]

I have my ubu back!! yayyyyyy

You are the official oc3d linux pro tbh

wowness lol

in gedit its an empty page - do i just put "root (hd0,2)" and save?

yay hah



then add this entry to menu.lst

title Windows XP

root (hd0,1)

chainloader +1

/*assuming hd0,1 is ur xp partition

 

[mrapoc]

DW man I managed it

Honest! its in the menu!! lol

Cant get mbmon working/cannot see where its installed (xmbmon also)

But all is well atm

 

[Joe]

DW man I managed it

Honest! its in the menu!! lol

Cant get mbmon working/cannot see where its installed (xmbmon also)

But all is well atm

press ALT + F2 -- run box

and type the name of NE program



or make a shortcut with simply the program name as a target

but it shd be in ur prog menu somewer