Windows/Ubuntu dual - Receive "GNU GRUB version 1.99~ rcl-13 ubuntu 3" instead of desktop.

How did you install Ubuntu?

If you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows: did problem appear first time you log in and out of Windows, after Ubuntu installation.

Windows OS was pre-installed; Ubuntu was installed over a year ago online. I have on many occasions logged into Windows and then rebooted and logged into Ubuntu. This problem has never previously occurred.

On 8/31/2011 12:55 PM, marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> Your question #169716 on grub2 in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/169716
>
> Project: Ubuntu => grub2 in Ubuntu
>
My apologies. I didn't realize I could respond directly to your post.
Instead I posted on the page itself as additional comment. Anyway, this
is what I posted:

"Windows OS was pre-installed; Ubuntu was installed over a year ago
online. I have on many occasions logged into Windows and then rebooted
and logged into Ubuntu. This problem has never previously occurred."

Hope this helps.
Thank you.
BJW45>

On 8/31/2011 1:11 PM, delance wrote:
> Your question #169716 on grub2 in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/169716
>
> delance requested more information:
> If you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows: did problem appear first time
> you log in and out of Windows, after Ubuntu installation.
>
My apologies. I didn't realize I could respond directly to your post.
Instead I posted on the page itself as additional comment. Anyway, this
is what I posted:

"Windows OS was pre-installed; Ubuntu was installed over a year ago
online. I have on many occasions logged into Windows and then rebooted
and logged into Ubuntu. This problem has never previously occurred."

Hope this helps.
Thank you.
BJW45>

Could you run following procedure:
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There is a standard script provided to analyse boot configuration. Could you download script at:

   http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/

Then in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) run command:

    sudo bash [path/to/the/download_folder]/boot_info_script.sh

This will produce a file named: RESULTS.txt. Paste content of this file in http://paste.ubuntu.com/ and provide in this thread the link to Web page. Please don't post file directly in thread, else it will make thread difficult to read.

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Needs information' state without activity for the last 15 days.

My apologies Launchpad Janitor. I attempted to apply the fix via the script that was sent to me, but I guess my original post was not clear enough. I cannot access my Ubuntu drive. I only get the "GNU GRUB" input prompt; therefore, I cannot get to any of the software in Ubuntu, nor the internet. (BTW, I also tried running the script on my desktop computer, but was never able to successfully complete the task.) I'm not too sure where to go from here. Should I wipe the drive on my laptop and reinstall from your website again (I'll lose work already completed, but if that can't be helped, so be it.)? Thank you for bringing this back to my frontal lobe.
BJW>

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Subject: Re: [Question #169716]: Windows/Ubuntu dual - Receive "GNU GRUB version 1.99~ rcl-13 ubuntu 3" instead of desktop.

Your question #169716 on grub2 in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/169716

    Status: Needs information => Expired

Launchpad Janitor expired the question:
This question was expired because it remained in the 'Needs information'
state without activity for the last 15 days.

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ is not a fix, but a diagnostic tool.
And Launchpad Janitor is a software bot which remove old messages.
To fix issue, you could try: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Copy_LiveCD_Files

Dear delance:

Thank you for your response. The only problem is that I cannot run any of your proposed scripts as I have no access to the Linux drive. These scripts do not work in the Windows7 OS.

Best.
BJW>

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of delance
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:01 AM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #169716]: Windows/Ubuntu dual - Receive "GNU GRUB version 1.99~ rcl-13 ubuntu 3" instead of desktop.

Your question #169716 on grub2 in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/169716

    Status: Open => Answered

delance proposed the following answer:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ is not a fix, but a diagnostic tool.
And Launchpad Janitor is a software bot which remove old messages.
To fix issue, you could try: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Copy_LiveCD_Files

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Scripts must be launched from a Live session of Ubuntu. See explanation in links.