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grub2 package

Is there a trustworthy, current instruction for use of GRUB

Asked by kapthar on 2012-06-09

We have reviewed and tried over a gazillion descriptions of GRUB from Internet sources, only to find that they either don't work or are so out of data as to not even be applicable now.

Because we screw up so many times on installing things we constantly find the very unwelcome "grub ->" showing. Since we don't know of a good, current instruction manual we usually end up doing the installation again.

Can someone please let us know of a CURRENT and readable version of instructions for using GRUB?

Than ks
Kapt

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu grub2 Edit question

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Solved by:: actionparsnip

Solved:: 2012-06-09

Last query:: 2012-06-09

Last reply:: 2012-06-09

Link existing bug

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2012-06-09:

You don't need a reinstall, only the bootloader is screwy. OMGUbuntu have a great guide called Sticking It To Grub which allows you to repair grub using a chroot for a liveCD environment.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said on 2012-06-09:

If you let grub install to mbr there shouldn't be a problem at all.
Grub_2
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting

Tutorial on one page.
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html

All you can eat tutorial about grub_legacy and grub_2.
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20.html

Installation guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation