Grub recover - install Ubuntu, keep Win7
I messed up the grub loader by accident and all tutorials to install it again failed. Now I can't boot anything so I created an Ubuntu Boot Stick to access all my data. When I tried to reinstall the grub loader I have had several different errors like
- error no such device
- failed to get cannonical path of /cow
- file /grub/i386-pc/normal.mod can not be found
- the command normal and insmod normal cannot be found
and even more. So I give up and I would like to ask if it is safe to reinstall Ubuntu and keep Win7. Ubuntu offers an option via the boot stick I created to do so, but in the last step there is a warning that the boot sector of one partition will be changed and one partition will be overwritten. I do not care about the installed Ubuntu partition, this one can be overwritten. But the Win7 partition should stay untouched. Is there a way to find out and to be sure nothing of Win7 will be deleted or will the setup be so intelligent on its own?
Edit: As far as I know I put Grub in sda2.
linux ubuntu boot dual-boot grub
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
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I messed up the grub loader by accident and all tutorials to install it again failed. Now I can't boot anything so I created an Ubuntu Boot Stick to access all my data. When I tried to reinstall the grub loader I have had several different errors like
- error no such device
- failed to get cannonical path of /cow
- file /grub/i386-pc/normal.mod can not be found
- the command normal and insmod normal cannot be found
and even more. So I give up and I would like to ask if it is safe to reinstall Ubuntu and keep Win7. Ubuntu offers an option via the boot stick I created to do so, but in the last step there is a warning that the boot sector of one partition will be changed and one partition will be overwritten. I do not care about the installed Ubuntu partition, this one can be overwritten. But the Win7 partition should stay untouched. Is there a way to find out and to be sure nothing of Win7 will be deleted or will the setup be so intelligent on its own?
Edit: As far as I know I put Grub in sda2.
linux ubuntu boot dual-boot grub
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
62
Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46
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I messed up the grub loader by accident and all tutorials to install it again failed. Now I can't boot anything so I created an Ubuntu Boot Stick to access all my data. When I tried to reinstall the grub loader I have had several different errors like
- error no such device
- failed to get cannonical path of /cow
- file /grub/i386-pc/normal.mod can not be found
- the command normal and insmod normal cannot be found
and even more. So I give up and I would like to ask if it is safe to reinstall Ubuntu and keep Win7. Ubuntu offers an option via the boot stick I created to do so, but in the last step there is a warning that the boot sector of one partition will be changed and one partition will be overwritten. I do not care about the installed Ubuntu partition, this one can be overwritten. But the Win7 partition should stay untouched. Is there a way to find out and to be sure nothing of Win7 will be deleted or will the setup be so intelligent on its own?
Edit: As far as I know I put Grub in sda2.
linux ubuntu boot dual-boot grub
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
62
I messed up the grub loader by accident and all tutorials to install it again failed. Now I can't boot anything so I created an Ubuntu Boot Stick to access all my data. When I tried to reinstall the grub loader I have had several different errors like
- error no such device
- failed to get cannonical path of /cow
- file /grub/i386-pc/normal.mod can not be found
- the command normal and insmod normal cannot be found
and even more. So I give up and I would like to ask if it is safe to reinstall Ubuntu and keep Win7. Ubuntu offers an option via the boot stick I created to do so, but in the last step there is a warning that the boot sector of one partition will be changed and one partition will be overwritten. I do not care about the installed Ubuntu partition, this one can be overwritten. But the Win7 partition should stay untouched. Is there a way to find out and to be sure nothing of Win7 will be deleted or will the setup be so intelligent on its own?
Edit: As far as I know I put Grub in sda2.
linux ubuntu boot dual-boot grub
linux ubuntu boot dual-boot grub
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
62
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
62
edited Mar 5 at 22:30
UserSoUndSo
asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
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asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
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asked Mar 5 at 21:41
UserSoUndSoUserSoUndSo
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Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46
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Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46
Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46
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Thanks for your answer. Yes I have, this leads to grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. That is why I kind of gave up since there are no important data on the Ubuntu installation anyway. I simply would like to keep the Win7 installation safe without any loss.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 22:11
Just did it. Unfortunately I do not know a lot about this system as it was only my backup system and I usually do not work a lot with linux. I will try to burn the boot repair on a stick and try to repair the grub loader once again. But so far every attempt failed.
– UserSoUndSo
Mar 5 at 23:02
Please click edit and, using a LiveUSB flashdrive, find the assignments of sda1, sda2, sda3, et cetera, then tell us what you find. Windows 7 could use EFI (which would be the first partition) but most Windows 7 installs are legacy instead (so we have to check).
– K7AAY
Mar 5 at 23:46