Newbie and desperate for help with booting!!

13stein.j · 06-09-2013, 02:34 PM

If you would like, I can make a video tutorial.

EDDY1 · 06-09-2013, 02:39 PM

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/deskt...re-you-install

13stein.j · 06-09-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by EDDY1

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/deskt...re-you-install

This is an install tutorial, which is the last option, one when I can only stare an not even think of a solution.

EDDY1 · 06-09-2013, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 13stein.j

This is an install tutorial, which is the last option, one when I can only stare an not even think of a solution.

It shows how to TRY UBUNTU

13stein.j · 06-09-2013, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by EDDY1

Yes but the 2nd screenshot shows TRY UBUNTU

So sorry, I misunderstood your post, but yes, try ubuntu, then reinstall grub using the steps I provided.

EDDY1 · 06-09-2013, 02:49 PM

No problem

13stein.j · 06-09-2013, 02:50 PM

Better yet, run os-prober to see if your original ubuntu install is recognized first. If it is, then reinstall grub. If not, try ubuntu, then run gksu nemo or sudo nemo if gksu is not installed. Then mount the drive and backup your files.

EDDY1 · 06-09-2013, 02:52 PM

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Better yet, run os-prober to see if your original ubuntu install is recognized first.

Only if usb was written with persistence

EDDY1 · 06-09-2013, 02:57 PM

This also might help.
http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/20...rescue-prompt/
Also network works on live-cd
Google search for

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karrapasamy ubuntu grub rescue from live-cd

will get the OP there.

13stein.j · 06-09-2013, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by EDDY1

This also might help.
http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/20...rescue-prompt/
Also network works on live-cd
Google search for
will get the OP there.

Great, but run update-grub after. Similar things happened to me and then somehow the sd* letters got switched, and I selected Debian and got Linux mint!