Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub
I had this Setup:
/dev/hda1 -> Windows XP
/dev/hda2 -> leftover /boot from an old Gentoo
/dev/hda3 -> Swap
/dev/hda4 -> / of a Kubuntu 7.04 (originally 5.10, continually updated)
I needed to reinstall Windows. After that I wanted to reinstall Grub
into the MBR of the disk.
I tried several approaches.
First:
Use the Kubuntu 7.04 server installation disk in "repair system" mode
-> noticing that the disk is recognized as "/dev/sda" (SCSI???)
-> reinstalling Grub via the dialog-based installer didn't work
-> going to a console, running grub manually (root (hd0,3) and setup (hd0))
and rebooting leaves me with a white, blinking cursor and no bootloader
Second:
Use Knoppix
-> no chance to do anything...
Third:
Use Kubuntu disk again
-> trying all the tips from here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351&highlight=live+cd+grub
no success. Same result as above.
-> doing an "apt reinstall grub" as a last resort and then running grub again
didn't change anything either.
I have no idea what could be the problem. I've done this repeatedly with
no problems when I still had Gentoo installed. I don't really believe
that this should work any differently from there. And in the
ubuntuforums-thread others seem to have used that approach as well.
I'm kind of lost right now. Lost with an unusable system (no Windows-
bootloader, no Linux-bootloader).
** Affects: grub (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Grub not reinstallable after installing Windows
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120020
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