[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
This issue has sat incomplete for more than 60 days now. I'm going to close it as invalid. Please feel free re-open if this is still an issue for you. Thank you. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
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: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as Won't Fix. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Confirmed = Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I ran into this damn issue on a corporate PC that has Windows 7 Enterprise with Novell ZENworks installed on one partition. I would like to thank Tabsc a lot for giving a hint to the solution (#193)! However, I did not edit the registry directly but disabled the ZENworks ISD service. Also, it was not sufficient to disable autostart but I had to disable the service explicitly. I took two steps that seem to be stable after a few reboots and logins now and I share them here. Probably, only the 2nd one is required, but I just share what I did. Step 0, maybe unnecessary: Disable Novell ZENworks ISD Service using msconfig.exe: Windows Start Menu → enter msconfig → go to the Services tab and deactivate. Result: http://s9.postimg.org/c66dc4f7z/msconfig_ZISD_deactivation.png Step 1: Really disable Novell ZENworks ISD Service using services.msc: Windows Start Menu → enter services.msc → deactivate Novell ZENworks ISD Service. Result: http://s27.postimg.org/e4wgo03z7/services_msc_ZISD_deactivation.png At first, I only took step 0, because Tabsc was referring to auto start. Indeed I could reboot successfully at first, but the ZISD was seemingly triggered by another service later, so it stopped working, again. Step 1 seems to be a permanent solution... *fingers crossed* tags for search engines: ZISD, Zen, Windows 7, Linux Mint, linuxmint, enterprise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Colin Watson (cjwatson) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Assignee: Colin Watson (cjwatson) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hey Colin, didn't this fix make it into Ubuntu as well or is it really just Debian? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
This bug affects Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat. Maverick has reached end-of-life and is no longer supported, so I am closing the bug task for Maverick. Please upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu. More information here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2012-April/000158.html ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Status: Triaged = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
This bug affects Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat. Maverick has reached end-of-life and is no longer supported, so I am closing the bug task for Maverick. Please upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu. More information here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2012-April/000158.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hello Here is a similar case due to the use of SolidWorks2010 : Bug #907283 Hope this helps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hi Again, I found an alternate solution to my problem: I simply disabled the ZISD at startup. I found many post saying that it is not possible but it seems it is (or at least this step resolved my booting problem). That is why I take the liberty to write it here, although not directly related to Grub. What you have to do is to create the following String Value using regedit: ZISWIN Disabled and set it to 1 The exact location of the key and more informations can be found here: http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKCdocType=kcexternalId=3302285sliceId=1docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1dialogID=18570921stateId=1%200%2018572294 I would still be interested in a Grub update that manage to avoid this stupid ZISD MBR modification. Thanks ! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hi, i got the same problem: - no grub problem by default but after a log in windows the computer start to boot in a loop (computer reboots at the moment when grub should start); - when installing grub I have the warning Sector 5 is already in use by ZISD; avoiding it. This software may cause boot or other problems in future. Please ask its authors not to store data in the boot track. I am running Unbuntu 11.04 and grub 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3. The boot is done on a RAID 5 array. And finally you will find the files files attached as requested here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/blosxom/debian/2010-08-28-windows-applications-making-grub2-unbootable.html I hope you can help and thanks in advance. ** Attachment added: file containing the non-problematic (array.1) and problematic (array.2) boot sectors https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/2500837/+files/tabsc.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hey! Bedankt voor je mail! Ik ben er even tussenuit geknepen naar een lekker warm land! Ik beantwoord je mail na mijn vakantie (11 oktober). Groetjes! Ruben -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Graham, please follow the instructions in http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/blosxom/debian/2010-08-28 -windows-applications-making-grub2-unbootable.html to gather more data, except rather than following up to this bug please file a *new* bug report against grub2 in Ubuntu. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Triaged ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Status: In Progress = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Colin, just checking whether you can see the attachment to my post on 2011/07/25. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/2231448/+files/jbergh.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid) 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/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 with grub-pc 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3 in a dual-boot with Windows, grub fails after running Windows. ** Attachment added: Files as requested by cjwatson https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/2231448/+files/jbergh.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/441941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I add the same problem with someone computer. I used the cd disk to boot the computer and backed up all the the picture and other personal document . Then I installed the new version of Ubuntu with windows and i add no more problem. ps. other thing you may whant to look at is the configuration of the hard drive on the computer. When you dual boot windows with Ubuntu you need to put windows on your first sata boot and ubuntu has your second sata boot on your motherboard. Then , install windows operating system on the first boot sata on your motherboard. After you are done. Install Ubuntu on your sata that is on your sacond boot on your motherboard. If when you boot your computer you do not see the ubuntu menu, just go into the bios menu and put your hard drive that has ubuntu installed on it has your first drive to boot in your boot selection menu . THen boot your computer again you should now see the ubuntu menu . I hope that this help you -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
HP 6325, XP SP3 and 10.04. Uninstalled: HP Backup and Recovery Manager Installer Reinstalled GRUB as per griese's tips No further problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I have experienced the same issue with my Compaq 6715b. I have XP SP3 and Ubuntu 10.10 on a single drive. When booting up the GRUB appears OK. If I boot in to Unbuntu and then restart GRUB still appears. As soon as I boot in to XP and restart GRUB is gone. I can't say for sure what software is responsible, I decided to remove all of the HP bundled software that is shipped with the laptop that I never use. This has fixed the problem and I can now boot between operating systems quite happily without any more issues. The HP software that remains on my laptop is listed below and can therefore be ruled out as possible culprits; HP Backup and Recovery Manager Installer HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth wireless technology HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.20 F2 HP User Guide Bluetooth Addendum 0062 HP User Guides 0064 HP Wireless Assistant -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I'm using an HP/Compaq nx 7300 laptop and something from windows definitely seems to be messing up the GRUB2 procedure. I've attached output from fdisk -lu, the diff of good and bad MBR, and the whole output of MBR for good and bad. I understand the basics of what's going on here, but I'm not techie enough to know how to interpret the MBR output, so any help that is geared toward a non-technical person is appreciated. ** Attachment added: file with outputs requested on Colin Watson's blog, dated 28-08-10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1776373/+files/GRUB2bug.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 Title: grub fails after running Windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Debian) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I also have this bug on a Dell Vostro 1520, and already removed the Dell Recovery Tool. However, next time I had this problem again. Here are my dump output as asked in comment #4. ** Attachment added: LaunchpadBug441941.tar.gz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1729871/+files/LaunchpadBug441941.tar.gz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I am enjoying this bug on my HP nc8430 laptop with ubuntu 10.10 and windows XP pro. I did restore with Ubuntu 10.10 Live USB-key. I have not figured yet what windows software is causing this, I did some updates to my Windows XP and this bug was my result. I have attached output as asked in colin's blog post ** Attachment added: grub2_unbootable.tgz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1723471/+files/grub2_unbootable.tgz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Hello! I am owner Dell Inspiron 1012. My basic OS Ubuntu netbook edition 10.04. The second OS is preestablished Windows 7 Starter. I too have a problem with this bug. I heard, that it is maybe connected with the utility ' Dell Datasafe Local Backup '. I have removed ' Dell Datasafe Local Backup ' from automatic loading. But it has not helped. I very badly know English, excuse. ** Attachment added: Bug #441941.tar.gz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1716744/+files/Bug%20%23441941.tar.gz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Attaching output as asked in colin's blog post ** Attachment added: grubIssue.tgz https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1711823/+files/grubIssue.tgz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Debian) Status: New = Confirmed -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Project changed: grub = kgrub2editor -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Project changed: kgrub2editor = grub -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I have an HP and suspect ProtectTools is corrupting grub 2 (see attachment). Thank you for your effort on this, Colin. ** Attachment added: HP ProtectTools suspected https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1679369/+files/grub-problem.tgz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin I had experienced this bug with the Beta. So, before installing the RC (in the meantime I had to RMA my hard drive) I was able to take a clean copy of my MBR. Attached is a tarball with three versions of the first 63 sectors of my disk: sda.0.beforeubuntu.clean: - This is taken with the livecd before installing (but after partitioning with gparted) Ubuntu 10.10 RC - The sector starting at offset 0x1400 contains some Dell-specific strings. I redacted my service tag number from here in two places (hence the .clean suffix). sda.1.afterubuntu: - This is taken after first successful boot of Ubuntu sda.2.afterwindows: - Finally, this is taken after booting into windows and then booting back into Ubuntu. I did notice that the situation has improved for me between the beta and RC. I did not have to recover grub after starting windows, nor uninstall Dell DataSafe Local Backup. This is essentially fixed from my perspective, but if you wanted additional improvement, avoiding overwriting the bytes at 0x1400 would probably be nice. I don't know what those are used for. ** Attachment added: sda-mbrs.tar.bz2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1672515/+files/sda-mbrs.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
What about giving grub its own dedicated partition and move it out of the staging area? Reserving only one track (aprox 63 sectors) should work. Could also put grub in the staging area of an extended partition. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin : I hope you 'll find something interesting with my files. Reading the comment #166 of Gogl make me remember that I have also LoJack, but in my case it isn't activated. But it may be a service or something like this which is launching at the set-up and that I didn't recognize. I read a little about and it seems it's setted up in the BIOS and in some cases it could write into the MBR :-(. In other hand, note that I removed Dell DataSafe from the start-up list of msconfig without any effect. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/TechnicalOverview recently mentioned this bug in rev. 104. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: New = Confirmed -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin: Sorry, i didn't know the differences between burg and grub. To your last comment: The only thing I did was installing burg with the --alt option to /dev/sda, my only hard drive. Again, I don't know exactly what it does, but it works. But I think, corresponding to your previous comment that this discussion doesn't depend to this bug. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin : Hmmm the interessting thing is, that burg works great. I compared the mbr with burg to the bad mbr with grub and it seems that the changes to the mbr didn't influence burg. Whatever changes the mbr, burg with the '--alt' option seems to be immune. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
BURG doesn't install to the MBR. This has an entirely different set of problems, which I won't explain again here as I've done so before. We won't be following its example, and we definitely won't be using BURG as it has very little development effort on it compared to the GRUB project from which it forked. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
This upload is now in maverick: grub2 (1.98+20100804-5ubuntu2) maverick; urgency=low * When embedding the core image in a post-MBR gap, check for and avoid sectors matching any of a list of known signatures (mitigates LP #441941; more work may be required). -- Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:42:42 +0100 This has been confirmed to fix Photoshop for at least one person. I expect that more work on gathering signatures may be required, so I will not close this bug, but I will take it off the critical list for 10.10 at this point. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Milestone: ubuntu-10.10 = None -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Gogl: anyway, no matter what burg does it can't possibly recover from its *boot sector* being overwritten, which is what your logs show; that's like removing its brain! I suspect that you have not told me the full story here; perhaps you have installed some other MBR program to the boot sector, and have installed grub or burg to a partition. At any rate something is very fishy. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Marko: Great, that's as expected so far, thanks. (In a future version of GRUB, it will be able to tolerate one sector being overwritten using an error-correcting code; for now, all I'm trying to get to is that you can at least reinstall GRUB afterwards and it won't be broken again.) mavosaure: Your attachments in comment 162 and comment 165 are exactly identical. Did you perhaps attach the wrong file? Gogl: Your example is much worse. It looks as though something has installed an entirely different boot loader; even the boot sector has been changed. It really is impossible for GRUB to recover from this. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin : Sorry for my mistake. This one is the good one! I tried to recover/re-install GRUB by using chroot instead of simple recover but I didn't receive any special message. ** Attachment added: maverick.tar.bz2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941/+attachment/1645759/+files/maverick.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin Watson : you'll find requested files for multiple GRUB's breaks due to Windows software. @Marko Vertainen : your experience is interesting! How did you proceed? something as described on this page? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Recover%20Grub%202%20via%20LiveCD Thxs ** Attachment added: Requested files for multiple GRUB's breaks due to Windows software. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1634186/+files/maverick.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Using Ubuntu 10.10 beta on a Dell laptop. Grub2 doesn't break every time i boot Win7. I think the reason for me is LoJack. When I start a test call, grub breaks and the boot process results in an infinite loop. I'm going to try burg and see if it still breaks. ** Attachment added: out.tar.gz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1634947/+files/out.tar.gz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@mavosaure. I used excactly that wiki page to recover grub installation. I set ppa's distribution to maverick even though I'm using lucid on that laptop, because there wasn't new grub package made for lucid. No problems so far. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I upgraded grub from the mentioned ppa to my Lucid installation. After upgrade was finished I rebooted and went to Windows 7, and started Adobe Photoshop. After reboot, grub2 was still missing. I rebooted from the live CD and restored grub installation (in chroot), and got following message after 'grub-install /dev/sda': /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: sector 9 is already in use by FlexNet; avoiding it. Installation finished. No error reported. I think that I needed to install grub twice in the MBR because I hadn't used any of the offending Adobe software because of this bug and in first install new grub didn't see any trace from the FlexNet. So to get rid of this bug you need to use offending app in windows and then fix grub installation once more using live CD. I have now started Photoshop few times in Windows 7 and grub is still working and I can select Ubuntu, Windows 7 and MeeGo in the boot time. Thank you very much for your work done to fix this problem. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Bad news! I just tried your packages (@Colin Watson) but after rebooting on Seven, it fails again. (I setted up Maverick on an another partition of the same disk). You'll find the requested files here. ** Attachment added: maverick.tar.bz2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1621357/+files/maverick.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I've replied to mavosaure in bug 551721. The failure is specific to this case, and other people with the same problem should still give my packages a try. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Could people affected by this bug please upgrade to the grub-common and grub-pc packages from this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~cjwatson/+archive/ppa ... and try rebooting into Windows to see if that still makes GRUB unbootable? Hopefully it won't. If it still breaks, then there are two possibilities: 1) Nobody provided the information requested in comment 4 for whatever application is causing this on your system. 2) Somebody provided this information, but the signature is more complicated than I thought. 3) I screwed up somehow. In all those cases, please provide the information requested in comment 4, and I'll see what I can figure out. If it does work for you, positive confirmation is good as well; if I can get confirmation that I'm improving things for a respectable number of people, then I should be able to get this into Maverick and possibly backport the change to earlier releases as well. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Status: Confirmed = In Progress ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Milestone: None = ubuntu-10.10 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Branch linked: lp:~cjwatson/ubuntu/maverick/grub2/embed-signatures -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
mavosaure: Thanks. Regarding possible duplicates: I think I'll keep them separate because otherwise this bug is going to get VERY long as reports about application after application come in. zhou...@hotmail.com: Please provide the information requested in comment 4 for these applications. I'm afraid simply saying that an application is affected doesn't help us very much. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I found the following applications could fire this bug also: UtraISO,Adobe Flash Builder 4 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
As reported in bug #551721, I experimented this bug since the 20th of august on my Dell Studio 1558 laptop, just after a Dell update when I was using Windows Seven. But the little difference is the error message. (Each time I recover GRUB using the same method, with a the lucid live USB) Most of time, I got : no module name found Aborted. Press any key to exit. (as in #551721) or sometimes , just a blinking _ I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.1 amd64 in dual boot with Seven and the problem is probably caused like other people by Dell Datasafe Local Backup, that I didn't uninstall. @ Colin : you 'll find files requested by Felix attached here. @ Colin (bis) : Bugs #551721 and #482757 are very similar. Maybe do we have to mark them as duplicate of this one? ** Attachment added: Files requested on comment #4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1579560/+files/GRUB.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes Importance: Undecided Status: New -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I can confirm that by removing Dell Datasafe Local Backup fixed the issue for me. I'm on a Dell Inspiron 15R with Windows 7 Home Basic and Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04.1. I'm going to report this to Dell. Cheers! -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Attachment 'Output from fdisk -lu, MBR files and diff running Adobe CS4' includes files described in comment #4. This happens when running any of the Adobe CS4 applications in Asus U1F notebook. I'm having triple boot between Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Windows 7 Pro and Meego 1.0 and I'm using grub2. When running fdisk -lu it said that first partition starts at 2048 so it's pretty far away of that typical 63 mentioned in comment #4. I hope that MBR dumps are taken in correct order. ** Attachment added: Output from fdisk -lu, MBR files and diff running Adobe CS4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1526974/+files/MBRdiff_Adobe.tar.gz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
One probably-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds idea: Have grub installer compute suitable error correction codes of the embedding area and save them somewhere there (after the core image, say). When Windows next time trashes it, when reinstalling Grub the installer could use the codes to determine which part of the embedding area has been overwritten (if the codes themselves have been rewritten, the information isn't complete but enough to be helpful) and try another area instead. Even though it'd mean having to reinstall grub maybe a few times, it should stabilize eventually (unless the windows things use up all available space). And it could (with user's permission of course) report the areas used automatically to developers. This should require hardly any changes to grub, just a few extra pointer bytes in MBR - the installer, however, would need some rather heavy coding to pull this off. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
The problem appears after boot on Windows XP, infinite loop after bios boot. This seems to be a related to Novell ZISD (see mbr_bad) : this is a corporate computer an there is a Novell Client installed on it. I have already installed Fedora 13 on the same computer, with the same disk configuration, without any problem related to grub, so there must be a solution already. I switched back to lilo, of course the boot screen looks vintage, but at least everything works fine. includes files described in comment #4. ** Attachment added: grub_problem.tar.bz2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1528349/+files/grub_problem.tar.bz2 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
AutoCAD 2009 or its licensing service is also corrupt GRUB loader. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 06:44:38AM -, Alexey Osipov wrote: AutoCAD 2009 or its licensing service is also corrupt GRUB loader. Please provide the information requested in comment 4. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
@Colin, is this attempt of yours - to run after that misbehaving application developers - really a clean solution. Wouldn't it be great to have an additional feature for all boot capeable Linux filesystems: - keep the first 32Kib empty and reserved for grub if there is an additional flag (boot) set when mkfs This flag could be the default for all partitions on non embedded,tiny systems. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 02:21:17PM -, Ralph Ulrich wrote: @Colin, is this attempt of yours - to run after that misbehaving application developers - really a clean solution. I've been thinking (well, mostly despairing) about this bug for nearly a year now, on and off. I haven't done anything about it because all the solutions I could think of were either impractical or would introduce different problems that would be significant in themselves. This is the first approach I've thought of that I could deploy with relatively little effort, and push to stable releases with a very low probability of disruption. Wouldn't it be great to have an additional feature for all boot capeable Linux filesystems: - keep the first 32Kib empty and reserved for grub if there is an additional flag (boot) set when mkfs If you want me to redesign the world, then this bug will never be fixed. I am a relatively pragmatic developer and would prefer something that's possible right now. Besides, your proposed approach has a different fundamental flaw: it relies on the partition in question residing early enough on the disk that the BIOS can read it. By contrast, using GRUB 2's ata module it is possible to boot from a partition later than that barrier provided that core.img is installed near the start. This is relevant to dual-booters because Windows is usually already installed at the start of the disk and cannot easily be moved further forward. I'm convinced that the embedding area is a fundamentally better place for a boot loader to live; we just need to work around issues like this one. Such a workaround requires no changes whatsoever to GRUB's diskboot assembly code, merely a relatively trivial change to grub-setup, and would not change any other properties of GRUB's booting arrangements. To me, this makes this an attractive solution even if it does involve a certain amount of chasing. This flag could be the default for all partitions on non embedded,tiny systems. If you'd like to take this up with filesystem developers, by all means feel free. I'm not going to wait for it with respect to this bug, though. If you'd like to discuss this further, then please take it to private e-mail. This bug is already very long, and I don't want to distract people from supplying the specific information I've asked for. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
for me it's 2e00..2ff0 being modified. ** Attachment added: bootdump.tar.gz https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/+attachment/1525650/+files/bootdump.tar.gz -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
One approach to a solution is to make the code written to MBR as small as possible. Is Windows writing a boot loader to the MBR? Then make Grub2 code write to the same area exactly. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I had this happen to me - see my comments with attachments (#31 and 32) in Bug #26058 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
It would be very helpful to me if people affected by this bug could follow the directions from Felix Zielcke in comment 4, and attach the results here. This is much more useful than describing your hardware or explaining again how serious the bug is! :-) The one person to provide this information did so in comment 6. Thank you. His information indicates that offsets 0x4A00 to 0x4BFF are overwritten. If other people's results are consistent with that (and that's a big if, which is why we NEED the data requested in comment 4), then the problem is NOT that GRUB 2 is doing something dramatically different from how GRUB Legacy did it, or putting its information in a different place. The problem is: GRUB 2's core image is more useful than GRUB Legacy's Stage 1.5, and is thus bigger. This puts us in a very difficult position. The enhancements are real, and we're using them in Ubuntu; they allow us to do such things as making the boot loader reliable on multiple-disk systems. If you were affected by that unreliability then this is a pretty big deal! Thus, simply going back to GRUB 2 is not an option for us. The relevant change in BURG (which, by the way, is not a total rewrite of GRUB 2, but a single-developer fork which sees relatively little development effort compared to GRUB 2) is that it provides a --alt option to grub-install and grub-setup which forces the use of blocklists: in plain English, that means that rather than putting the core image in the gap between the master boot record and the first partition, it instead remembers the list of blocks where /boot/grub/core.img currently lives on disk. That will become unbootable in a different situation, namely when your filesystem decides to move /boot/grub/core.img around for some reason (filesystem recovery, defragmentation, performance optimisations, etc.). Now, presumably those people advocating BURG aren't as badly affected by that, which is fair enough, but I hope people see why I hold the position that it's not obvious that it's worth exchanging one problem for the other. At this point, I don't want to make any change without more hard data on exactly what these Windows tools are doing. There seem to be several tools involved. Perhaps they're all doing different things, or perhaps they have something in common. Maybe we can spot particular signatures and work around them somehow, e.g. by skipping the relevant sectors, for instance. But I can't do anything until I know exactly what's going on. So, at the risk of repeating myself again - if you're affected by this bug, please provide the information requested by Felix Zielcke in comment 4, following the example set in comment 6. Thank you. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
0x4A00 to 0x4BFF is sector 37. http://www.woodmann.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-7462.html indicates (though I don't see hex dumps to confirm) that Adobe's Flexnet writes to sector 32. So at that level, there are definitely multiple pieces of software at work in different ways.) Dear application authors: the MBR gap is NOT YOURS. (Sigh. I don't expect this to have much effect.) -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I have first-draft code to detect signatures of particular programs in the post-MBR gap and avoid the relevant sectors when writing the GRUB core image. I'd like to inspect some data dumps first to confirm that this strategy will be viable, and of course gathering the signatures will probably be an ongoing process, but at least the necessary code in GRUB does not appear to be very difficult. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Grub2 problem with Adobe Software This problem is more widely spread than HP recovery software or Dell. I have been having the same symptoms trying to install Adobe software on a dual boot system. I am currently running Lucid with Grub2 and Windows XP. I believe the problem actually occurred earlier while running Intrepid. I have also seen this Adobe problem mentioned in another forum. Here is the situation: If I install Adobe -- for example Acrobat 7 or 8, it is fine while in Windows. When I reboot Grub is gone. So far I am repairing frequently with Supergrub, or just leaving Supergrub in the cd drive and booting with it! Now any use of Acrobat in windows will destroy Grub, and I have to use Supergrub to reboot. I have discovered posts which indicate that Adobe software writes licensing data to the MBR -- Flexnet. So this is comparable to the situation mentioned with HP. Adobe modifies the MBR, and Grub2 won't boot. Apparently Grub2 is too big or something. Since this problem is affecting something as widely used as Adobe, I believe it is serious. Many people only keep windows to run Photoshop, etc. I think we can also expect that other software will also write to the MBR and cause these problems. I have yet to try the Burg solution listed here, but will try it next. So far my main solution has been to install CS3 on a completely separate hard drive, open the computer, and manually switch drives when I use Adobe! A little awkward. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Assignee: (unassigned) = Colin Watson (cjwatson) -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: High Status: Confirmed ** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
This problem also exists with Grub legacy. I had the issue with Grub 2 on my Dell Vostro1300 laptop. Recovery instructions on grub.enbug.org/Grub2LiveCdInstallGuide worked very well (thanks a million to the author, I really appreciate this!). However it was just not feasible to reinstall grub every time after working with Windows (Even I needed Windows just every other day). I thought to get rid of this problem by downgrading to grub Legacy. I reinstalled one of the previous Ubuntu distributions which came with grub legacy, and then upgraded one by one to Lucid Lynx (yes, I did it that complicated). To no avail - problem is back after second or third time that Windows and its programs grabbed their internet updates. No idea which piece of software exactly is the grub eraser ... I guess I'll check out if my old notebook still can run Windows, and will keep my main notebook for Ubuntu ... Quite frustrating ... -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Did you use the --alt option when installing to MBR: http://syndofyouths.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/the-boot-loader-problem-in- ubuntu/ -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Tags added: i386 ** Tags added: amd64 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Tags added: karmic -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
You're welcome, amy! I believe that this bug is EXTREMELY important. It should be fixed as fast as possible. There is no way to leave a system unbootable and hope that the regular users will come back and try Ubuntu again some sunny day. Even stay with Linux at all (when the best desktop Linux distro corrupts your computer and make it completely unusable). -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
EDIT: * (when the best desktop-oriented Linux distro corrupts your computer and makes it completely unusable) -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Well, this one's real bad. I'm running Lucid and WinXP Home on an Acer Aspire One D250. It doesn't matter if I use GRUB2 or BURG (which is based on GRUB2, as we know), anytime I boot windows, it corrupts my bootloader and I get this bug rearing it's ugly head. As far as I can tell, there is nothing installed in Windows that should be reading or writing to the MBR (I removed all the crapware that Acer calls their empowering technology and my antivirus, AVG free, does not scan the MBR). A similar setup on my desktop (an Acer Aspire running Lucid and Win7 Pro x64) has no issues whatsoever. This is certainly frustrating, I don't want to have to constantly repair or reinstall GRUB. Looks like I'm goin' back to grub-legacy, unless anyone else has any ideas? -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
For those that are still affected by this problem, you can solve it with burg: Install instruction for ubuntu: http://code.google.com/p/burg/wiki/InstallUbuntu The trick is to use --alt option when installing to mbr: http://code.google.com/p/burg/wiki/Troubleshooting -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Here is a quick guide to do so: http://syndofyouths.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/the-boot-loader-problem-in- ubuntu/ -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Setting High as this results in being unable to use the affected pc at all. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
just tried burg.. again the liveCD... -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
oh sorry i didn't noticed the alt option.. it worked for me, thanx @Miro.. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
this thing drives me crazy.. every reboot fro windows requires a liveCD re-installation of grub2 :@ thats pretty silly... -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Ahmed Mohammed Yassin (a7mdyassin) ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ahmed Mohammed Yassin (a7mdyassin) = (unassigned) -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
For those experiencing this problem on a Dell computer, another likely suspect would be Dell DataSafe Local Backup, as per this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/482757 -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
in my computer i do not boot to windows. there are 2 hard disks. grub2 checks both disks long time, doing much moving inside hdds, and hdd led lights that time. in another computer hdd led does not light but grub2 loads 1 minute, during that time only a text cursor, underline, at left top corner. in that computer i have just now tried to set GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true , but effect is only windows disappeared, but same 1 minute of waiting. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
i said in another computer hdd led does not light - no, it also lights. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
on that second computer behavior is same after bootrec /fixmbr of windows 7! -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Sorry for adding one more comment (there is no edit option in Launchpad) but the guide in my blog is now hosted here: http://syndofyouths.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/i-want-to-address-the-boot- loader-problem-in-ubuntu-9-10/ Kind regards, Miro Hadzhiev -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I highly recommend to everybody to install BURG and to overwrite GRUB2 installation. The bug DOES NOT occur in BURG (which is a re-write of GRUB2). This is the how-to: http://code.google.com/p/burg/wiki/InstallUbuntu Kind regards, Miro Hadzhiev -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
But you should use this line instead (when installing BURG to the MBR of your system): sudo burg-install --alt (hd0) I wrote a simple guide in my blog which resembles the aforesaid how-to: http://syndofyouths.blogspot.com/2010/04/off-topic-i-want-to-address-boot-loader.html -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I'm frustrated that this hasn't been given a high level of importance. I'm running Mint 8 on a Dell Vostro 1720. I'm running Win 7 Enterprise 32-bit. It is a clean install on a formatted drive...no Dell software, no installed services, and my antivirus is NOD32. This happens on every boot of Windows, whether I choose restart or shut down, whether or not changes are made to the system. I've upgraded my bios, still no dice. Every time I try to boot after running Windows I have to reinstall Grub2 from the live CD. Stop trying to make this about Windows or Windows programs! Legacy worked fine, so in the upgrade from Legacy to Grub2 you lose a critical feature! If a basic install with no custom options renders a users machine unusable after exiting Windows, then this is a serious bug and it shouldn't be the users responsibility to get it fixed. Debian has assigned this bug an important severity (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550702), it should be here, too. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Dell Vostro 1720 - Vista/Ubuntu 9.10 Been having this problem too for a while and it always happened on Sunday somewhere between 12-17h. If Vista was on during those hours, I was 100% sure I would have to repair GRUB. It would just stay on grub loading for a couple of seconds and reboot. All the other days seemed ok, even when leaving windows for a long time... Tried the same routine on Saturday/Sunday and only Sunday gave me problems somehow. Tried removing some Dell software in a couple of steps (like that ISUSPM.exe), but still the problem persisted. Last week I updated my BIOS from A02 to A08 (a bit like Johnny Dopefish: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/comments/117) and it seems like the problem is gone for me now. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Sorry, seemed to linked to a wrong comment in my previous message. I meant https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941/comments/116. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Thanks Miro! I run to subscribe to the new bug address! :) -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I have a new Dell Studio 1558: the problem persists. I installed Lynx beta 1 and very very very often Windows works on the MBR corrupting Grub2 files (maybe the OS thinks that Grub2 is something like a rootkit). Someone refers that by recurring to the downgrade to Grub-Legacy the problem won't occur any more. Having read a lot of posts in a lot of Forums, I think I can state that the problem regards most of new Dell laptops. I think that if a previous version (Grub legacy) solves the problem, it would be useful to modify the structure of Grub2 in order to gain again the compatibility with Windows. Sure, the problem regards the way the Microsoft OS treats Grub2, but in my opinion it would be a pity not to try to fix this drawback, in view of the fact that with Grub-legacy all works fine: it would by difficult for a new-future Linux addicted to fall in love with Ubuntu if one of the first step after installation is re-write the MBR... I think that the idea of Miro Hadzhiev, filing a new bug for Lucid, is great! -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I've already done that. This is it: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/551721 (: -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I see no activity after my last message. Is it a good idea to file a new bug report for Lucid Beta1 (though the problem is similar here)? -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
Maybe the same problem in in Lucid Beta1. After booting Windows my system again was left with useless MBR. The system message this time is not GRUB LOADING as it is in Karmic but no module name found Aborted. Press any key to exit. After hitting Enter the message: Non-system disk or disk error replace and strike any key when ready appers. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 441941] Re: grub fails after running Windows
I see a variety of hardware listed here and a few mentions of Dell Vostros. I'm using a Vostro 1520 dualbooting Win7/Ub 9.10 and was experiencing this MBR problem as well as some erratic behavior in Windows 7 (intermittent keyboard and mouse drivers not loading, display drivers not loading, the same problems I had with Ubuntu 9.04). During the course of troubleshooting my Windows issues I updated the BIOS from A03 to A07. Ever since then both my Windows issues have been resolved and the MBR is no longer getting hosed every few boots. So for those still having this problem, check your manufacturer's website for any applicable updates...you may be barking up the wrong tree. -- grub fails after running Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
