Ubuntu
ubiquity package

Hard drive corrupted after installing Ubuntu 11.10 alongside Windows 7

Asked by Erik Vavro

I am running Windows 7 off of a solid state drive (C:) and all of my other files (Program Files, My Documents, etc) are stored on another drive (E:)

I just tried installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 and now when I try to login to windows it says "The User Profile Service failed the Login. User Profile cannot be loaded."

Ubuntu doesn't appear in the boot menu like it should, so Windows is my only option.

I try logging into Windows under safe-mode and try to cd into E:.

It tells me "The volume does not contain a recognized file system.

Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted."

Did Ubuntu seriously just destroy all of my information?

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Answered
For:
Ubuntu ubiquity Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Last query:
Last reply:
Revision history for this message
Jeet (gour-jitendrasingh) said : 		#1

at the time of boot Hold left shift key ... you will be able to see grub where you can choose ubuntu for boot !

thanks

Revision history for this message
Erik Vavro (evavro-0) said : 		#2

I don't think grub is loading properly for me, this has no effect

Revision history for this message
Jeet (gour-jitendrasingh) said : 		#3

do this :

insert your live Ubuntu media and boot live media (change setting from BIOS for booting)

after Ubuntu started go to terminal -> type following command

sudo grub-install /dev/XXX (XXX is your disk where ubuntu installed )
if you have problem finding Disk device where your Ubuntu installed you can use this command

sudo fdisk -l

it will show all disk partition something like that

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 18725 150403072 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 18725 19458 5884929 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 18725 19458 5884928 82 Linux swap / Solaris

do not consider partition number just pick "sda" and run command

sudo grub-install /dev/sda (for example )

see if it will help

thanks
Jeet

Revision history for this message
Erik Vavro (evavro-0) said : 		#4

Thanks for your prompt and thorough response, Jeet. When I try to run sudo grub-install /dev/sda I get "error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?)". I'm going to see if boot-repair

Also, I feel like I should make note that all of my Windows documents were deleted by Ubuntu despite explicitly telling it not to during installation.. :(

Revision history for this message
Erik Vavro (evavro-0) said : 		#5

Here is my boot info summary:

http://paste.ubuntu.com/935074

Revision history for this message
Jeet (gour-jitendrasingh) said : 		#6

i think you should install boot repair and follow this ( you can go with 2nd option )

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

thanks

jeet

Can you help with this problem?

Provide an answer of your own, or ask Erik Vavro for more information if necessary.

To post a message you must log in.