If that doesn't work, try LILO instead of grub http://freshmeat.net/projects/lilo/
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Rahul Jayaraman <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have a slave HDD by any chance? It's known to cause problems. > Anyway, try this grub edit tool > http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ > > You'll have to burn it on a CD to edit your MBR. > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Mayur Pawar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> hi, >> >> I am having a dual boot machine with Ubuntu 7.04 and Windows XP. Yesterday >> i >> replaced Ubuntu 7.04 with Ubuntu 9.10 desktop edition and updated it. >> After >> updating i restarted my machine and the GRUB took unbelievably long time. >> It >> took almost 15 mins to load. It was not the same with 7.04. Also before i >> updated 9.10 the GRUB was fast enough. Now it takes a lot of time to kick >> in. >> >> Any help on this?..as in why its taking so long and how can i work it >> around?..i dont intend to reinstall the OS.. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Mayur K. Pawar >> -- >> http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >> > > > > -- > Best Regards, > Rahul Jayaraman > +91 9819619320 > -- Best Regards, Rahul Jayaraman +91 9819619320 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
