GRUB

How to reinstall Grub 2 to master boot record

https://answers.launchpad.net/me-tv/+question/79735

Using Ubuntu livecd

Here assuming the Ubuntu partition is sda7 and /boot partition is sda6 (if you have a separate /boot partition).

Boot up ubuntu from the livecd, open terminal and run:

sudo -i
mount /dev/sda7 /mnt
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/boot  #skip this one if not have a separate /boot partition
grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda

If you miss grub.cfg file,use following to recreate:

mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt update-grub
umount /mnt/sys
umount /mnt/dev
umount /mnt/proc
exit

Using the cd/usb boot up with GRUB

Boot up the CD/USB, press “c” in grub menu. Type:

find /boot/grub/core.img
root (hdx,y)   (previous command will output the x,y)
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
boot

After the boot command,you’ll go into GRUB 2 menu. Select to boot up Ubuntu and run this command to restore GRUB:

sudo grub-install /dev/sda

How to add Vista/Windows 7 partition to Grub 2

http://erickoo.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/how-to-add-vista-partition-to-grub-2-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda

According to this my Windows partition is hda1. To continue with my plan to add Windows boot option I typed in the following line:

sudo nano /etc/grub.d/11_Windows

This created a new a new file. I then added the following lines:

#! /bin/sh -e
echo "Adding Windows" >&2
cat << EOF
menuentry "Windows 7" {
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}
EOF

Now save the 11_Windows file.

Bare in mind that in earlier version of GRUB, if your Windows was installed on first partition then you need to give root=(hd0,0). Thats how GRUB used to number partitions. Starting from GRUB 2, you need to give root=(hd0,1), if your Windows is installed on first partition. So under GRUB 2 it looks like this:

First partition (/dev/sda1): root=(hd0,1)

Next type the following command:

sudo chmod a+x /etc/grub.d/11_Windows

Next type in the following command:

sudo update-grub

You should be able to see something like this:

# sudo update-grub
Generating grub.cfg
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-9-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-9-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-8-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-8-generic
Adding Windows
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done

Now close all the open programs and type in the following command to your terminal:

sudo reboot

If all went well you should see Windows 7 option in your GRUB2.