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[Elan Kugelmass <epkugelmass@xxxxxxxxx>]

Benjamin, I can't fix this bug because I don't know what's wrong (if
anything is indeed wrong). This bug must be confirmed by someone else. At
this point, only Uli has reported an issue. I'll try to duplicate this issue
on a virtual machine in the next few days.

status incomplete


On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> ** Changed in: ubuntu-manual
>       Status: Incomplete => In Progress
>
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> ubuntu recovery instructions don't work
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532747
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>
> Status in Ubuntu Manual: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> from utillich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Elan,
>
> I tested the instructions for restoring GRUB from the manual alpha (I
> had to reinstall win7 anyway because the RC was about to lock up) and I
> noticed some mistakes:
>
>
> "fdisk -l" didn't show me anything unless I used sudo
>
>
> "sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/root" -> IMHO there should be a small
> sidenote telling the user to replace "sda1" with whatever partition
> fdsik told him Linux was on.
>
>
> "sudo grub-install -root-directory=/media/root /dev/sda" should be
> "sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/root /dev/sda"
>
>
> Finally the whole procedure didn't work for me. It installed Grub, but
> it didn't show a list of boot options, it gave me a command line
> interface instead. (Since I have a separate home partition anyway, and
> needed my system repaired quickly I reinstalled karmic).
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Uli
>
> manual lucid alpha
> chapter 9: troubleshooting
> code example error, instruction error
>
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Status in Ubuntu Manual: In Progress

Bug description:
from utillich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Elan,

I tested the instructions for restoring GRUB from the manual alpha (I
had to reinstall win7 anyway because the RC was about to lock up) and I
noticed some mistakes:


"fdisk -l" didn't show me anything unless I used sudo


"sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/root" -> IMHO there should be a small
sidenote telling the user to replace "sda1" with whatever partition
fdsik told him Linux was on.


"sudo grub-install -root-directory=/media/root /dev/sda" should be
"sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/root /dev/sda"


Finally the whole procedure didn't work for me. It installed Grub, but
it didn't show a list of boot options, it gave me a command line
interface instead. (Since I have a separate home partition anyway, and
needed my system repaired quickly I reinstalled karmic).


Hope this helps,
Uli

manual lucid alpha
chapter 9: troubleshooting
code example error, instruction error