[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
This bug is still valid in Ubuntu 20.04. Selecting partitions individually for bootloader installation will corrupt that partition. Only drives should be selectable as options, not their partitions. Selecting a partition is never valid and the ability to select them needs to be removed. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
I had a functioning dual-boot system with ubuntu-12.04.4 LTS and Windows Vista (which was previous installed). I wanted to setup a home-Server with that elder fujitsu-siemens Desktop (pae-capable) and had the problem of too less space at the /home-directory at the original 40GB (!!) drive. I spent a second sata-drive with 160GB and move the home-Folder to a new partition: everthing worked fine. Then the root-Partition went out of space: so i decided to move the windows-Partition (8GB) at the end of the first harddisk (with gparted, booted from a live-dvd) to get more room for the ubuntu root-Partition '/'. I didn't had problems with gparted so far, but now: none of the systems is bootable anymore. I just see the grub rescue prompt [code] Booting error: no such partition grub rescue [/code] I tried testdisk and ran the boot_info_script, which results can be found at http://paste.ubuntu.com/7923979/ (the /etc/fstab shows at that point some attached usb-drives, that are normally not mounted) How can i get the system booting again? Thanks for any advice -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
We still see this. I see about one user a week having this issue and I have to have them use testdisk to restore backup or use Windows repairs to fix. It seems to be in several different places. Original install under Something Else or dpgk reinstall of grub. But in all cases it seems that partitions with essential boot code already in them are offered as choices for grub2 to install into. Supposed fixed long time ago? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/576724 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
This bug affects me too, as a new Ubuntu12.04 user, I installed GRUB inside the Windows partition, because I thought it would make Windows boot first. However, this broke my Windows. I can only boot on Ubuntu now. Anyone knows how to delete the grub inside windows? Afterward I think by simply restoring the MBR, it would be fixed, right? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
Max, Ubiquity broke your Windows bootsector (not the MBR) by putting GRUB in it. This can be fixed either via TestDisk or via a Windows recovery disc, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootSectorFix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
Thanks for your help but unfortunatly it doesn't work, I end up with: _ Disk /dev/sda - 320 GB / 298 GiB - CHS 38913 255 63 Partition StartEndSize in sectors 1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 32604 251 4 523799014 Boot sector Status: OK Backup boot sector Status: Bad Sectors are not identical. A valid NTFS Boot sector must be present in order to access any data; even if the partition is not bootable. [ Quit ] [ List ] [Org. BS ] [Rebuild BS] [ Dump ] _ any ideas? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
Then TestDisk cannot help. Try via a Windows disc: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootSectorFix#Via_a_Windows_disc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
Another recent example : bug #1059623 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1049549] Re: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot
FYI, here are examples of XP that couldn't boot because GRUB stage1 has been installed in its PBR: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1144006 http://paste.ubuntu.com/1145142 Bug #1050653 (remark: this is NOT a duplicate) Here are examples of Windows7 that could not boot because stage1 was in its PBR: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1102905 http://paste.ubuntu.com/1167512 http://paste.ubuntu.com/1158396 (separate Windows boot partition) http://paste.ubuntu.com/1109157 FYI, see also how to fix a PBR (to remove stage1 from it): https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootSectorFix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1049549 Title: Ubiquity manual partitioning offers to install grub in a way that breaks Windows boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1049549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
