The GRUB loader however remains in the system and needs to get restored so that it can be listed in the OS selection menu.
Here are some simple steps to restore GRUB
i) Insert Ubuntu CD in CD-ROM.
ii) Boot the system from the begining and press ENTER to get this screen menu
iii) Enter the menu and you will automatically get access to ubuntu as a guest user.
iv) Go to Terminal and follows these simple steps -:
- go to Appliactions -> Accessories -> Terminal
- type sudo fdisk -l
- mount the linux partition , type sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
where "/dev/sda5" is LINUX partition (highlited above) and partiton is mounted to "/mnt".
- Install GRUB
type sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
u'll get a message for installation completion.
- Unmount the mnt
type sudo umount /mnt
- Restart the system and remove the Ubuntu disk from CD-ROM
and u'll get ur Ubuntu back . :-)
