Thanks for the information. On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Saad M Niamatullah < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:47 PM, maSnun <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have had a very bitter experience with GRUB Error 25. > > > > I had to re-install my Ubuntu 9.04 again. I have been suggested to mount > > "/home" to a separate partition during this new installation. I have done > > that. > > > > Please suggest me how I can prevent this from happening again? > > > > And how does mounting "/home" in a separate partition help in saving my > > personal data? > > > > -- > > Abu Ashraf Masnun > > Grad Student, BBA, > > Khulna University. > > http://masnun.com > > -- > > Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd > > > From the following site: http://www.uruk.org/orig-grub/errors.html, > GRUB error 25 means that: "This error is returned if an unrecognized > command is entered into the command-line or in a boot sequence section > of a config file and that entry is selected" > > You can follow the instructions posted at Ubuntuforums.org: > > Boot with your Ubuntu installation CD > On the boot: prompt, type rescue and hit enter > Follow the instructions on the screen > When the computer is ready, assuming that /dev/hda is where your /boot > is located, type: grub-install /dev/hda. > > the seperate /home partition is where all your own files are located, > like for example, your user account settings for the Pidgin chat > program, or your firefox bookmarks. So if you keep your /home > partition separate from your / partition, you can reinstall ubuntu, > and have your settings preserved. > > > -- > Saad M Niamatullah > > -- > Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd > -- Abu Ashraf Masnun Grad Student, BBA, Khulna University. http://masnun.com -- Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd
