Sam - to ensure - I will never get into this situation ( yep I was in your situation too - my Ubuntu install wrote on MBR over XP loader - so I can't boot any OS ).
If you have XP - U can recover XP boot with a bootable win98 floppy with : fixmbr command afer the floppy boot is complete OR from your Windows CD ( details here : http://amazingrando.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/fixmbr-is-your-friend/ ) ........................................ on the linux side : I'm afraid you have to reinstall Ubuntu from an Ubuntu Hardy CD if you want to protect your data on linux partitions for further troubles - do partitions as I do - a boot partition ( first ), a swap partition ( second ), a root partition ( third ), and finally a home partition. so you need to mark them at the manual partitioning phase, like that: 1 = /boot 2 = /swap 3 = /root 4 = /home my /boot has 500mb my /swap has 2000mb my /root has 65% from rest of space my /home has 35% from rest of space if you have doal boot - U have to put Grub over XP loader where XP is installed ( on the partition where XP is located ). Grub will recognize XP loader and will offer you as a boot option. Also if you have a /home partition your data is safe ...even if your linux is gone - you can install other linux and after boot your data will be there ... 2008/9/14 Sam Brightman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As I said above, upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy left me with a machine > that would not boot. > > -- > Grub installs to wrong drive's MBR in default install. No way to change in > standard installer. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46520 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Nemes Ioan Sorin -- Grub installs to wrong drive's MBR in default install. No way to change in standard installer. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
