Re: GRUB failure

On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 03:07:24AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.

I have a "laptop" computer with winXP Pro, Unbuntu 8.04 and Debian 5 (I think it is 5), installed.

With a recent electricity supply failure, I ran an orderly shutdown
on the computer.

Since that shutown, each time that I reboot the computer, it takes
me to the GRUB prompt (rather than the GRUB boot menu), and
I cannot boot the computer into any operating system.


How do I get GRUB to configure itself, to detect the installed operating systems so the computer is usable once again?

I would suggest burning a copy of the Grub Super Boot Disk
and booting from that. Once you get the OS booted, you can
re-install Grub.

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

Or, has GRUB destroyed the software build of the computer, and all of the data, requiring a complete reinstallation of all of
the operating systems installed on the computer?

Thank you in anticipation.

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