http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/1242/ My idea is adding the option "Restore bootloader" in the list which appears when Ubuntu installation CD start. The aim is to offer a simple way to restore GRUB without loading a live distribution, opening a terminal and following a long series of instructions

[Edit 06/03/2008]
In my opinion, the user SHOULDN'T boot the Ubuntu Live Distro. It would be an unuseful waste of time.
Instead, it should be possible to select a new option among those ones of the startup menu of the CD.

[4417 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #1242


[424 votes] Solution #2: Create a "Reinstall boot menu" option for installation disk


[172 votes] Solution #3: Create a "Restore Ubuntu after Windows installation" option


[182 votes] Solution #4: LiveCD should autodetect grub vs. MBR


[24 votes] Solution #5: Make a DUPLICATE of the mbr and place an option in boot.ini and vista bootmgr


[-31 votes] Solution #6: Create Downloadable Recovery CD


[231 votes] Solution #7: Add an option to restore GRUB in GParted


[44 votes] Solution #8: add how-to on LiveCD


[14 votes] Solution #9: Super grub disk


[147 votes] Solution #10: Grub install from Windows


[18 votes] Solution #11: Rescue option for both Ubuntu and Windows


[-2 votes] Solution #12: App to install OS from inside of Ubuntu. . .


[18 votes] Solution #13: Installer disc universal bootloader repair tool


[17 votes] Solution #14: Whatever the solution is implemented, it should have its fair counterpart


[5 votes] Solution #15: Make Grub Die Hard


]]> en-us Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:46:36 +0000 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:15:56 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1242/
]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:33:37 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:51:55 +0000 http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/Super-Grub-Disk-Download-8071.html

it's super grub disk..
I think it's possible to combine both disk ..]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:57:11 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:58:17 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:01:37 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:22:31 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:25:55 +0000 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:32:51 +0000 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:52 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:33:24 +0000 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2796/
I searched for similar ideas before posting, but for some reason this one didn't come up. A bug report has already been made of this feature request and I attached it to your idea too.

]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:11:08 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:39:47 +0000 It should be a icon on the desktop of the live cd, so also a newbie can fix that without problems.

The implementation should be very easy, just provide a desktop starter for a small script doing that, perhaps show the output with zenity or sth. like that.

Code can be reused from the installer - windows recognition, automated recreation of the grub menu and grub itself.

+10 from our LUG :)]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:32:40 +0000 Instead, it should be possible to select a new option among those ones of the startup menu of the CD.]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:58:48 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:24:21 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:20:54 +0000 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:22:25 +0000
PS. Forgive my bad English. I'm from Perú. =D]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:48:59 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:41:12 +0000 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:55:14 +0000 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:33:26 +0000 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:12:28 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:40:09 +0000


*currently my only way to reliably boot as ubuntu keeps altering grub to point to the wrong hdd partition each time I upgrade, and even odder, XP won't boot at all via normal grub if bios based USB-Keyboard support is enabled. A level of boot problems an ordinary user would be befuddled by.]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:05:37 +0000
I love some of the features of the alternate CD, but I also like the ability to start the live CD..... so I end up having both CDs. I need the alternate CD to fix my grub or have more flexibility when partitioning.]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:13:26 +0000
Also view this similar idea

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6766/

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6776/]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:50:28 +0000 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:30:58 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:07:19 +0000 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:14:58 +0000
SOMEONE PLEASE DO THIS.


Especially if you are sharing the pc with windows users, since everytime windows is installed poor little grub is gone, and it is a pain to install it through the live cd ... I've probably done it like 20 times ...

Super Grub for some reason never works, I put restore grub, but it never gets restored. There should be an option in the liveCD initial menu to restore grub, maybe in some kind of "advanced menu" to not confuse new users.

SOMEONE PLEASE DO THIS.

Also, put some ubuntu background image in grub by default!! Come on these two are actually pretty simple requests, and very very useful.]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:11:50 +0000 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:50:25 +0000 So, or both of them in BOX or nothing

+1]]> Sun, 18 May 2008 18:09:32 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:09:42 +0000 Bootloader, Grub, Lilo, rEFIt, everything! =)]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:49:08 +0000
An option directly on the first menu is really needed!!

PLEASE! :)]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:32 +0000
Please developers :-)]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:20:24 +0000 This could be added to a livecd very easily as a program.]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:01:04 +0000 This is very needed!]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:04:44 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:34:40 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:14:13 +0000
Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

Also see bug 133012: There's no easy way to recover Grub from livecd
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/133012

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He then fitted a new (larger) HDD to go in the first position and re-installed the other OS. This had the effect of destroying the grub2 dual boot. Accordingly, we tried the helpful community instructions to re-install grub2.

Sadly, whatever we tried our inexperience left us with a dead machine. Not being grub experts we formed the opinion that the helpful re-install instructions probably worked well for a single HDD partitioned for 2 x OS but not for multiple OS on multiple HDDs. In the end we also re-installed 10.04 from scratch, this time putting it in a new partition alongside the other OS on the first HDD and all works well again.

It was frustrating that the LiveCD has a script(?)/program(?) that seems to be more than capable of coping with multiple OSs on multiple partitions and multiple HDDs.

Perhaps once the dust has settled on grub2 the developers could revisit this?]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:14:44 +0000 I am paradisial to conceptualize more repairable content in the publicise, penning succession is grand, I e'er work for wellborn placement, thanks for system.Life Quotes

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