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Re: bug after update win7


From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Subject: Re: bug after update win7
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:39:51 +0100
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>  =20
>> On 01/22/2010 05:58 PM, Wojciech Nycz wrote:
>>    =20
>>> Hello
>>> First i install win7, next linux mint and linux kubuntu. I use all
>>> system. One time after closing win7 i saw black display. I repair gru=
b
>>> from live cd. It repeat 4 time. Last time I was sure. When win7 was
>>> download updates and start install it during closing system. During
>>> that windows have to write something in mbr, i think so, After
>>> restarting i see in the top of display "Grub loading .." and nothing
>>> happen. After 10 seconds waiting computer is reboot, and the same all=

>>> time, as long as i don't off power.
>>>
>>> grub version 1.97 beta - from the newest kubuntu
>>>
>>>      =20
>> See this..
>> http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014915o-2000498448b,0=
0.htm
>>
>> To set back your grub,follow instructions on
>> http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#R=
e-install_GRUB_from_Live_CD
>>
>> Regards,
>> Goh Lip
>>
>>    =20
>
> There's also a bug report for this kind of problem that GRUB fails afte=
r
> you booted Windows:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941
>
> It looks like only OEM versions by HP, Dell and maybe others are
> affected by this kind of bug.
> At least I have no problem with GRUB 2 and Windows 7 (or previously wit=
h
> Vista) on the same disk.
> It would affect probable much more people if Microsoft itself did
> something to break GRUB and not these OEM versions.
>  =20
Does the disk contain a partition with non-standard fdisk type? If so
can you change its type to something else?

--=20
Regards
Vladimir '=CF=86-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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