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This page documents how to restore or recover the

boot-loader (GRUB) after installing Windows. Some Contents
reasons to repair your boot-loader might include
installing Microsoft Windows after you have installed 1. Using the Ubuntu CD
(Recommended)
Ubuntu, adding or removing a hard drive, or changing
1. The graphical way
hard drive settings. 2. The terminal way
2. Using the Ubuntu Alternate CD
Note: this tutorial does not apply if you had installed 3. See also
Ubuntu inside Windows (via the Wubi installer). In
this case, please read this page.

Insert your Ubuntu CD, reboot your computer and set it to boot from CD in the BIOS
and boot into a live session. You can also use a LiveUSB if you have created one in the
past.

Install and run Boot-Repair

Click "Recommended Repair".

Now reboot your system. The usual GRUB boot menu should appear. If it does not, hold
Left Shift while booting. You will be able to choose between Ubuntu and Windows.

* Open a terminal. As of Ubuntu 11.10 and 11.04, this can be done by opening the Unity Dash
(you can click the Ubuntu logo in the top panel or use the Windows key on your keyboard) and
typing in "Terminal", and clicking what comes up. On earlier versions, you can achieve this by
going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.

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You are then presented with a standard bash prompt, type:

sudo grub-install /dev/XXX

where XXX is the device of your Ubuntu install. (eg: grub-install /dev/sdb). Hint: You can
also use /dev/disk/by-label/ if the partition you installed on has a label. You can determine the
/dev node for such a device by running:
ls -l /dev/disk/by-label/

This will give the output of something like:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 data -> ../../sdb2

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 data2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 fat -> ../../sda6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 home -> ../../sda7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 root -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 swap -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 16 10:27 windows -> ../../sdb1

You can also use fdisk if you do not see the /dev/disk/by-label:

$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0001bc54

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 1 18725 150403072 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 18725 19458 5884929 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 18725 19458 5884928 82 Linux swap / Solaris

From here, find only the drive name, ignore the partition number, that is, for partitions
labeled "root", "data2", "fat", "home" and "swap" it's all still just sda. This is due to the fact
that GRUB is installed in the MBR of the drive, and not on a partition.

Trouble? If other things are messed up, e.g. if you have deleted the partition from where Grub
was previously installed, grub-install may return an error message such as "cannot find a
device for /... (is /dev mounted?)". You may have to do grub-install a bit differently. Refer to
the handy guide on fixing a broken system

Now reboot your system. The usual GRUB boot menu should appear. If it does not, hold Left
Shift while booting. You will be able to choose between Ubuntu and Windows.

Boot your system from the Ubuntu Alternate CD.

When the Ubuntu splash screen comes up with the boot: prompt, type in rescue and

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press enter.

Choose your language, location (country) and then keyboard layout as if you were doing
a fresh install.
Enter a host name, or leave it with the default (Ubuntu).

At this stage you are presented with a screen where you can select which partition is
your root partition (there is a list of the partitions on your hard drive, so you are required
to know which partition number Ubuntu is on). This will be dev/discs/discY
/partX, where the X is a partition number and Y is the number of the drive.

Now proceed as described in "The terminal way" above.

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