Can not install GRUB2 back

erkin · 2011-01-26 16:16:25

I installed Windows today. Now I just can't install GRUB2 back. I'm typing these from Ubuntu LiveCD, because I can't even access Windows now, only "GRUB 1.5 bash-like prompt thingy". What should I do?

Inxsible · 2011-01-26 16:21:53

when you say you cannot install, do you get any errors? If so, post them

erkin · 2011-01-26 16:27:05

Inxsible wrote:

when you say you cannot install, do you get any errors? If so, post them

Actually, I don't know which way to install it. I tried a few different ways, but all failed.

Inxsible · 2011-01-26 16:29:54

erkin wrote:

Inxsible wrote:
when you say you cannot install, do you get any errors? If so, post them
Actually, I don't know which way to install it. I tried a few different ways, but all failed.

That hardly helps at all. If you have tried something, tell us what you tried and how it didn't work. Without that we would all be just throwing darts in the dark.

Also have a look at this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

erkin · 2011-01-26 16:34:30

Inxsible wrote:

erkin wrote:
Inxsible wrote:
when you say you cannot install, do you get any errors? If so, post them
Actually, I don't know which way to install it. I tried a few different ways, but all failed.
That hardly helps at all. If you have tried something, tell us what you tried and how it didn't work. Without that we would all be just throwing darts in the dark.
Also have a look at this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

I'm sorry. I'm just too nervous. I tried mounting /dev/sd... to /mnt/... in order to grub-install but I failed at mounting because the author of the article (or manual) used a single partition for all, but I have my root, home, boot, etc. partitions separately.
EDIT: I managed to mount the partitions, but the command

chroot /mnt/root/ /bin/bash

returns this error

chroot: failed to run command `/bin/bash': Exec format error

EDIT2: I guess it's because I use a 32-bit LiveCD I'll try 64-bit Arch LiveCD.

Last edited by erkin (2011-01-26 16:53:41)

Inxsible · 2011-01-26 16:56:44

The Arch Live CD comes with grub not with grub2. So there's that.

But you can use it to install grub and then later on you can change it to grub2, if you want.

Mr Green · 2011-01-26 17:00:02

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Chroot

This might help

Can you access your windows partition in Ubuntu live environment

Arch Linux

#1 2011-01-26 16:16:25

Can not install GRUB2 back

#2 2011-01-26 16:21:53

Re: Can not install GRUB2 back

#3 2011-01-26 16:27:05

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#5 2011-01-26 16:34:30

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#6 2011-01-26 16:56:44

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#7 2011-01-26 17:00:02

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