Repairing Problems¶
Reinstalling GRUB2¶
A volume copy, Windows install, or other operation might overwrite the MBR on a boot device, preventing GRUB from loading. The simplest solution to restore GRUB is to reinstall it. This requires a current installation disk or boot device.
Boot the computer from installation media, and proceed to the desktop rather than selecting install. Choose System ‣ Terminal from the desktop menu to display a console window. Then type the following commands:
sudo mount /dev/sdLX /mnt
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdL
sudo reboot
where the L and X of sdLX and sdL should be replaced by:
- L = the boot device letter, found from either ls /dev/sd* or sudo blkid
- X = the boot volume number on the boot device, as found previously.