Re: query regarding grub

[Kevin Hunter]

At 1:11pm -0500 Sun, 08 Aug 2010, Tanmay Nath wrote:
> I am new to linux.I had installed ubuntu on my laptop.It was
> working good.I made an upgradation.but since then it is not
> booting and every time it show an error message with
>   grub rescue>

Welcome to a /different/ computing world, new Linux user!  Free and Open 
Source software is an excellent tool set to learn.  However, it is not 
without its hiccups.  This, it would seem, is one of them.

> I need to boot my system so that it can work properly.Kindly
> provide me steps so that i can boot my laptop.

One of the things you will find is that the FOSS (Free and Open Source 
Software) community is rife with knowledgeable and helpful people, but 
knowing where to find them when you need their help can be a bit of a 
bother.  This is an issue for the end-user who doesn't interact much and 
just wants their problem fixed, but I don't see it going away anytime soon.

Your question to this list is a good case-in-point.  Given the "grub 
rescue>" prompt you currently see, this list may seem like an 
appropriate avenue for your question.  However, this list is more 
oriented toward developers than end-users.  The kind of help this list 
tends to give may be a bit too advanced for you.

Some /perhaps/ better places to query for help with your problem:

- Google

- Ubuntu Users list:
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

- Google

- Other Ubuntu lists:
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/

- Ubuntu Forums:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/

- Have I said Google?  Google

You also may be able to get some real-time help if you can navigate to 
the #ubuntu channel on irc.freenode.org.

Finally, though the problem did not originate after you installed 
Windows, this page may be of some use:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

Regards,

Kevin