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Old 01-19-2010, 02:43 PM   #1
james_larson
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desktop wont boot


i was trying to put Backtrack 4 – USB/Persistent

http://www.infosecramblings.com/back...changesnessus/

i stopped at "Install Nessus" part to test it out and booted and it said itwasnt bootable. so i took out the usb drive and booted my pc liek normal..........and now after the bios comes up all i get is this
this is all i get ....it wont go past this screen
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GNU GRUB version 1.97~beta 4
[Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. for the first word, TAB list possible command completions. Anywhere else Tab list possible device/file completion.]

sh:grub>

--------------------------------------------------------
it wont go past this screen.

the my data is still there is a 160 HD dual boot...100gs windows and 60 ubuntu 9.10......i slaved this hd onto another drive and im able to acces the data from both windows and ubuntu 9.10
 
Old 01-19-2010, 02:55 PM   #2
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if you have a ubuntu 9.10 livecd/usb

boot it up nopersistent (the default)
and you gotta chroot in and do update-grub
se heer

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Recover Grub 2 via LiveCD
 
Old 01-20-2010, 04:06 AM   #3
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now i get a menu with this at the top that can choose between memtest and this at the top GNU GRUB version 1.97~beta 4
 
  


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