Unable to access non-Ubuntu loaders from GRUB2 menu in Lucid
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grub2 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
After upgrading from 64-bit Ubuntu Karmic to Ubuntu Lucid beta in a multi-boot environment, I have been unable to access the Windows loader from the GRUB2 menu, despite the fact that the loader is displayed. I see this on two machines, both running AMD double-core processors. On one machine, a laptop, when I click the Windows loader in GRUB (1.98-1ubuntu5), the computer reboots instead of opening the loader. On my stationary box, I instead get a blinking dash on the console, seemingly waiting for a command, but without a prompt. I've checked using GParted, and the non-Ubuntu OS installations are still there, but as noted above, canot be opened. Updating using «sudo update-grub», which I've tried many times, doesn't help. I've been experiencing this problem on the laptop ever since Lucid beta 1 was released (the gory details can be found on pp 38 & 39 of the GRUB2 Basics thread (http://
Henri
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Not that I have any idea if this is an issue or not, but on those machines, was Windows shut down properly before you installed, or was Windows Hibernated?
I'm not sure, in cases of hibernation in Windows, that the partition is mountable, which may be an issue here. I'll try to recreate this though and see if I can get it to happen.
How exactly did you upgrade? Did you do it via network (do-release-upgrade or Update Manager) or did you do it with one of the ISO images (which one?)