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grub package

Why can't I restore my grub??

Asked by Melzy

Once again, I reinstalled Windows XP. So, I attempted reviving my grub using my Live CD of Ubuntu Desktop Edition. I just don't get it. I've done this before. I don't know what is wrong with what I'm doing now. Here's what I did:

>sudo grub
>find /boot/grub/stage1
 (hd0,0)
>root (hd0,0)
>setup (hd0)
>quit

Nothing happened. The grub wasn't revived. T_T

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Gilbert Mendoza (gmendoza) said : 		#1

When booting from your Live CD, did you mount the Ubuntu root partition and use chroot before trying to reinstall grub?

Typically you can do the following:

Boot into Live CD...
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
sudo chroot /mnt
sudo grub-install /dev/sda
exit

Reboot, and if all is well, then you should have grub restored to your MBR. If you are using an LVM, your steps will be different so before going into that, let us know of your progress.

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Melzy (melz-mirth) said : 		#2

Sorry but it didn't work. It seems that it can't find dev/sda1 or something. T_T

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Melzy (melz-mirth) said : 		#3

Okay. I finally got what is wrong after a series of trial and error. I should use "setup (hd1)" instead "setup (hd0)". I wish someone could explain where these hdx are based on so that I won't be just guessing.