Boot-Repair is a tool to fix Windows/Ubuntu problems either after installing Ubuntu or Windows. Use this tag if you used the software in any way.

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Bluescreen after Ubuntu 12.10 installation, after recommended boot repair “no filesystem found” please help!

After I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 into my Windows 7 a black screen came up and nothing happened for over five minutes. So I force shutdown my computer and started again on the linux CD. I ...
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Removed Java replaced with newest “Sun Java”, disc won't boot, and won't let me re-install grub using boot repair disc

Had a minor problem with my Stock market platform. Set-up screen would freeze program. Called their tech support, got their "Linux guy", who advised remove all Java and replace, not with synaptic ...
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Unable to boot Windows 7 after Grub overwrote the Windows bootsector [duplicate]

I have Windows 7 on my machine and then installed Ubuntu 12.04 using a live CD. I can see both Windows 7 and Ubuntu in the grub menu, but when I select Windows 7 it shows a black screen for about 2 ...
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How to install the Boot-Repair tool in an Ubuntu live disc?

When the bootloader (GRUB) is broken, I cannot access neither Ubuntu nor Windows. I heard that an easy solution to fix this is to use the Boot-Repair tool from an Ubuntu liveCD (or liveUSB). What ...
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Ubuntu bootrepair no valid partition table found [closed]

I am not able to boot into my laptop. I have dual boot windows7(64 bit)/Ubuntu 12.04(32 bit). I tried a 64 bit Live CD (didn't have 32 bit one at hand) and followed procedure here - ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 - Windows 8 Dual Boot (Tried boot-repair) - Dual OS option not showing

As title says, this is my first time trying ubuntu. I have been trying since last week with continuous googling and searching, but still no luck. I had Win8 x64 installed before, then tried ...
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Dual Booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 - thinkpad x230

I am having problems getting grub to load Windows 8 properly after installing Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8 on a solid state drive. Here's what I did: Fresh install of Windows 8 using USB recovery ...
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Had ubuntu/7 on my system reformated and ubuntu stopped working

Well I had got a virus on the windows part of my computer. I wasn't thinking and a reformatted the hard drive... kinda screwed things up. Normally before this happened I would turn on my computer and ...
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Boot-Repair after messing up NTFS partition

I posted this question explaining what happened after I tried to create a new swap partition on a Win/Ubuntu dual-boot machine. I have since created a live-boot USB and installed Boot-Repair. I had it ...
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“hd0 out of disk” / “hd0 write error” (still boots)

I was doing a series of upgrades of my desktop which had 10.04, aiming for 12.04. Somewhere in the middle, GRUB began displaying "error: hd0 out of disk / press any key to continue", but the boot ...
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After a Windows 8 update I don't get my boot menu anymore

I did a software update on my 64-bit Windows 8 and after restarting my computer, I no longer get my boot menu with Ubuntu 12.10, but instead get a black screen that says: error: unknown filesystem. ...
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Bootloader Problems Grub Won't Load Windows 7

I sent this to boot.repair@gmail.com, still no response thought I could get a faster solution here. I am running Windows 7 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on separate partitions. The message is sent is: ...
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Boot path not found, cannot start OS

My desktop is 12.04 64bit, and it cannot boot from the hard drive anymore. When I attempt to it just is stuck on a blank screen with an blinking dash, and nothing happens. I checked with the bios ...
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Attempted to use Ubuntu to resize partitions, lost Windows 7

I will attempt to keep this as comprehensive as possible. Long story - short of how this all came to be: Windows 7 partition ran out of room (insanely made this 120GB, far too small for my needs), I ...
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grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1

I'm trying to add windows 7 for my new 12.10 grub bootloader. None of the things worked out; such as .. copying bootx64.efi methods, I'm getting this output: grub-probe --target=fs_uuid ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu dual-boot bootrec issues

So on my laptop I am currently planning on uninstalling Ubuntu 12.04 so I can upgrade my Windows 7 partition to Windows 8, then install Ubuntu 12.10. My issue being that when I boot the Windows 7 ...
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cant login to ubuntu 12.10 after restoring MBR

I installed Ubuntu 12.10, and I had Windows 7 on my machine. after installing ubuntu windows gave the following error A disk read error occurred I restored MBR using boot-repair and it works, ...
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In trying to repair grub, I get an “Uncompression Error System Halted” notice

I had Ubuntu 12 .04 then installed windows. As usual, it wiped out my Ubuntu 12.04 grub. So I tried using a live CD to repair grub. However, the CD never really load and after eternity it gives me an ...
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How to restore GRUB after restoring MBR with boot-repair?

I've a problem after upgrading to 12.10, which is when I choose Windows option from boot options, I got "A disk read error occurred" error. I followed this tutorial to restore MBR, but the problem ...
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“A Disk Read Error” while starting Windows after Ubuntu upgrade + Boot Repair

I just upgraded to 12.10. After installing the files and rebooting I had come across following problem: error file not found grub rescue> _ This problem was easily solved by repairing the boot ...
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Can't boot Windows Xp after intalling Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?) Here's the situation. I installed Ubuntu using the along side option. Everything went ok. When ...
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Problem with hal.dll when going back to xp. Network adapter stoped working. Ubuntu wont load [closed]

I used boot-repair from Ubuntu remix security live CD to fix a lack of a boot menu after I installed wubi in windows XP. I got the boot screen and loaded Ubuntu after start-up and when I went to go ...
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unable to locate package

i had windows xp installed on my pc,i downloaded ubuntu 12.04(LTS) and made a bootable pen drive using pendrivelinux software.........i had resized one of my existing partition using a software in ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Install on Lenovo x120e - Grub menu loads, but won't load Ubuntu without USB in

I've installed Ubuntu using a USB The grub menu then would not load, so I followed: To reinstall GRUB: Make a new Ubuntu Live CD and Boot from it. Install boot-repair using these commands: sudo ...
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error: no device connected

I did a fresh install of 12.04 by usb and it went fine, worked on it for several days, but one day the browser crashed and i reset the machine, after that I get this error when i boot; error: no ...
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Failed GRUB after 10.04 to 12.04 upgrade in system with LVM

I am using Ubuntu Server as a SMB server at work and two days ago I have tried to upgrade it to 12.04. After reboot, I got this grub_xput missing grub rescue> and all attempts to start from ...
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Grub will not install with boot-repair or by any other means

I am currently trying to get Grub back. I have tried everything from reinstalling, to boot-repair, and even super boot manager. Nothing seems to work. I have created a log with boot-repair here. Any ...
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Got into some serious boot trouble

I spilled water on my laptop. I have a Sony VAIO that originally had Windows 7 installed on it but I decided to format and install 12.04. After spilling water on it, I didn't turn it off right away ...
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How to deal with Corrupted bin/sh?

I messed up my bin/sh file, overwriting it with a database file in Virtualmin. After I restarted, Ubuntu Server won't start properly anymore. The error I face is: init:Failed to spawn plymouth ...
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How to fix boot error for install on a RAID 5 configuration

I'm trying to install ubuntu onto a 6TB virtual disk (3 3TB drives in a RAID 5 configuration). I thought I had it all ready to go. But it doesn't boot. So, then I tried boot-repair, which claimed ...
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how to reinstall/repair ubuntu 12.04 after dual boot installation fails with windows 7

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my preinstalled windows 7 Sony vaio s series laptop following instructions here: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7/ ...
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no windows boot option after installing ubuntu 12.04

I have Windows on my machine and then I installed Ubuntu 12.04 using USB. I was not getting the option to boot into Ubuntu, so I ran boot-repair but then now I am not getting option to boot into ...
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Tried results that I searched but was not successful :( “error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue>” [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Grub rescue - error: unknown filesystem I looked up several threads but wasn't successful with the proposed solution. I always seem to get error in like Step 2 or ...
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Boot Problem : Missing Operating System

A sudden power cut caused my ubuntu not booting any more with the error 'Missing operating system'. No GRUB menu appeared at all. I tried using boot-repair to solve this problem, but that didn't ...
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I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my pc and the pc hangs and does not restart more (translated)

Translated from google My pc is an intel atom + Yes, it came with windows 7, formatted and installed Ubuntu 12.04, but the pc is unstable, it will not turn off properly and alone, appearing msg that ...
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Can I re-install my OS without affecting my previous data?

I have a Dell server on which I have installed Ubuntu Server Edition. I had it running with two arrays (one RAID 1, the other a RAID 5). My system has gone bad due to me not using a power backup ...
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Partition Table Error. I have the “fdisk -l” info

I have my computer with both W7 and Ubuntu for quite a while now. I had made the Partitions with Easeus Partition Manager and no problem there. I've grown fond of Ubuntu and wanted to allocate it ...
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Error: no such device grub rescue

Summary: I keep getting the error: no such device grub rescue, after installing 12.04 (erasing an old 12.04 installation beforehand, but using the old /home mount, from a different HDD) I have two ...
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Not booting into grub (boot-repair log included)

Yesterday, after having resized and moved some of my partitions I have successfully enlarged my Ubuntu partition but in the morning I wanted to launch the computer and ... one thing I get is the ...
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How can I repair bootable USB drive?

I have made an USB Drive, as live USB. But I am unable to boot from it. It has all required files. Assuming I don't have original ISO, how can I attempt to make it bootable again?
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Bootloader error Ubuntu 12.04, system goes to Grub-rescue instead of booting

I am trying to install ubuntu 12.04 on my system but it is constantly giving me bootloader install fail error. I have tried to lot to solve this issue but reading articles over the internet but still ...
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The disk drive /boot/efi is not ready yet or not present Error

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 64bit version. I have no problem with it until we tried to take a backup by using Acronis True Image software. Normally, Ubuntu was seen under BIOS menu under "EFI Boot" ...
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Will Ubuntu work Master w/Slave Drive having the problem?

I have created the Ubuntu 12.4 CD disk. My problem is that another PC cannot be booted, in Safe Mode/Network/Command Prompt, I have tried System Recovery and re-installing Windows XP, nothing works ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 does not boot After installation

I've tried too many ways even reinstalling grub with live cd and terminal but still the same , help please
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Boot Repair forced Ubuntu to load Unity2D and the mouse cursor freezed

I am a GRUB noob and I would appreciate if you could help me with my issues. I want to install several GNU/Linux Distros but I broke GRUB so I used boot-repair to fix it. I wanted to have a separated ...
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Windows not booting in dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7

I have dual Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 installed in my PC. I installed Ubuntu after Windows, and I have issues with GRUB. After installing Ubuntu, there was no boot loader in the start up, with an ...
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Does boot repair really work?

I installed Xubuntu 10.04 on a 3-year-old NEC laptop, and it won't boot. Boot repair says it's okay, but it's not. Here's the link to the BootInfoScript Output
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Cant boot windows 7 after installing ubuntu 12.04 boot-repair 1101088 [closed]

I try to boot windows 7 and a blank screen appears for a couple seconds then goes away. I then attempted the boot repair and got this url http://paste.ubuntu.com/1101088 please HELP!!!
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os-prober fails to identify a linux system so I need to write a custom grub2 menu entry as a workaround, how?

I want to add a custom menu to grub2 like this (as /etc/grub.d/40_custom): #!/bin/sh exec tail -n +3 $0 # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the # menu entries ...
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Upgrade-grub and boot-repair fails. Unable to boot one of my linux systems, is there a way around?

I have three Linux and two windows systems on one computer. After updating the kernel on one (archlinux) and running update-grub on the default (BIOS) boot disk (Xubuntu 12.04), the boot menu does ...