Ubuntu - Grub Problems

[Dylan]

Hello everyone,

I need some of your guy's help. I have a computer which was running Windows 7, and I decided to dual-boot with Ubuntu 11.10;
I used all the recommended settings, however, now I have no bootloader.

I can only boot into Ubuntu, and I cannot for the live of me get the grub menu to appear.

I have tried "sudo update-grub"; as well as purging and reinstalling grub.

Any suggestions are highly appreciated! Thank you

[jacek]

When you do update-grub, what does the list look like ? Does it include the windows OS ?

[Dylan]

When you do update-grub, what does the list look like ? Does it include the windows OS ?

Thanks for the reply Jacek, I did end up fixing this though.
I fixed the windows boot installer through a recovery disc, and then installed a windows/linux based bootloader;
Everything appears to be working now!

[jacek]

Yeah sometimes installing Windows can hide the Ubuntu install. Never heard to if the other way around though.

ah well as long as you fixed it.

[Dylan]

Yeah sometimes installing Windows can hide the Ubuntu install. Never heard to if the other way around though.

ah well as long as you fixed it.

I seem to have been the only person on the planet with that kind of problem; it was quite annoying trying to find a fix, but it is all good now !

Once again I set afoot on my Ubuntu experience (inspired by you!)

** in case anyone is reading this with the intention of fixing their own problem:
1- Make a liveCD Windows recovery disc.
2- Boot to it and open the control panel.
3- Use the "fixmbr" command.

You should then be able to boot using your windows bootloader into Windows and fix it from there!

[EcazS]

I hate a problem like this but I "uninstalled" Ubuntu and then it worked....