Ubuntu 8.04 on dual boot Grub does not find Windows XP
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Ubuntu 8.04 on dual boot Grub does not find Windows XP
A friend updated from 7.10 Ubuntu to 8.04. After the online download and updates completed, Grub only finds Ubuntu. Trying to boot into XP no longer works. I suspect that Grub needs to be edited, but I do not know what parameters to change. Can I do the edits to the menu.lst file from Ubuntu using- sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst?
From the live cd
As root (type sudo)
fdisk -l
If linux (Ubuntu) is at hda2, type 'grub' and then hit enter. At the grub prompt
type root (hd0,1) and hit enter
type setup (hd0) enter
type quit
That should restore your mbr if Ubuntu is on the second partition of the hd
Last edited by Larry Webb; 05-02-2008 at 06:48 AM.
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