[NTLUG:Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 68, Issue 29

Tue Aug 26 15:57:30 CDT 2008

Re: Ubuntu install "disaster," all is not lost.  I have been there and
done that.
Get a copy of fdisk.exe from any older Windoze distro.
Run fdisk /mbr

This will restore your boot sector.  I am sure some of the other Linux
gurus can help with setting up grub, but do not install it on C:\ or it
will overwrite the master boot record again

John Swink, PE (Maryland)
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: ubuntu disaster!!! (john stiers)
   2. Re: ubuntu disaster!!! (Eric Waguespack)
   3. Linux Kernel Walkthrough - Boot Process (Screencast) (Craig Gill)
   4. Re: ubuntu disaster!!! (Sally Welch)
   5. Canadian Resource (Allen Meyers)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: john stiers <lonestar17 at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu disaster!!!
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Hello, All,
   A friend was helping me install Ubuntu on my 2nd HD....I thought he
KNEW what he was dong,,,obviously NOT!!!   Now my computer won't boot...
Grub error 17.
 Apparently he corrupted the MBR by mis labeling the grub boot
sequence....

  This is all beyond me!!!  Can someone please help?   I'll be glad to
pay what ever your need!!!   My computer is a dell 4550 desktop.  Works
perfectly...
 I need it back since all my work materials are there....

   When I came to a meeting last month, Terrance was there and HE was
GREAT!!!!  He partitioned my Compaq laptop with P. magic - installed
Ubuntu in minutes!!!
 It's all about what your know.....and whom.....
   Thanks for suggestions and help.
   John in Dallas 214 319 2620

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:28:02 -0500
From: "Eric Waguespack" <ewaguespack at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu disaster!!!
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
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	<1c246150808251328o3ab0a280t8b25a6e6c9d43d5f at mail.gmail.com>
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lonestar17,

I google'd that, and I got this hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjzFU6rXwLo
according to it, you can do the following:
1. Shut Down
2. Hit MD button (causes error)
3. Shut Down
4. Reboot (displays error)
5. Shut Down
6. Hit MD Button
7. Shut Down
8. Reboot (problem gone)

no idea if it will work.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM, john stiers <lonestar17 at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Hello, All,
>   A friend was helping me install Ubuntu on my 2nd HD....I thought he
KNEW what he was dong,,,obviously NOT!!!   Now my computer won't boot...
Grub error 17.
>  Apparently he corrupted the MBR by mis labeling the grub boot
sequence....
>
>  This is all beyond me!!!  Can someone please help?   I'll be glad to
pay what ever your need!!!   My computer is a dell 4550 desktop.  Works
perfectly...
>  I need it back since all my work materials are there....
>
>   When I came to a meeting last month, Terrance was there and HE was
GREAT!!!!  He partitioned my Compaq laptop with P. magic - installed
Ubuntu in minutes!!!
>  It's all about what your know.....and whom.....
>   Thanks for suggestions and help.
>   John in Dallas 214 319 2620
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:15:11 -0500
From: "Craig Gill" <cgill27 at homeipnet.com>
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Kernel Walkthrough - Boot Process
	(Screencast)
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
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	<e75f24b40808251615t86d6461gb1b4b5300c18032d at mail.gmail.com>
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FYI, came across this screencast today, good tutorial:

"Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group recently hosted another of its Kernel
Walkthrough tutorials given by Bart Trojanowski. The screencast starts
with a one-hour presentation on the components involved, and then
dives into the code which bootstraps the kernel on the 32bit x86
platform. The first Kernel Walkthrough by the Ottawa Canada Linux
Users Group covered Linux development background, file layout and data
types."

http://excess.org/article/2008/08/oclug-august-kernel-walkthrough-boot-p
rocess/

Craig

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:01:20 -0500
From: "Sally Welch" <skwelchit at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu disaster!!!
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
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	<894b19c70808251901g34308783r6ce955c78f917df8 at mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM, john stiers <lonestar17 at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Hello, All,
>   A friend was helping me install Ubuntu on my 2nd HD....I thought he
KNEW what he was dong,,,obviously NOT!!!   Now my computer won't boot...
Grub error 17.
>  Apparently he corrupted the MBR by mis labeling the grub boot
sequence....
>
>  This is all beyond me!!!  Can someone please help?   I'll be glad to
pay what ever your need!!!   My computer is a dell 4550 desktop.  Works
perfectly...
>  I need it back since all my work materials are there....
>
>   When I came to a meeting last month, Terrance was there and HE was
GREAT!!!!  He partitioned my Compaq laptop with P. magic - installed
Ubuntu in minutes!!!
>  It's all about what your know.....and whom.....
>   Thanks for suggestions and help.
>   John in Dallas 214 319 2620
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>

You could boot to your Ubuntu CD, without installing Ubuntu, and
access your files.

Sally

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:12:14 -0500
From: "Allen Meyers" <chef11994 at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Canadian Resource
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Message-ID: <0FF033B43B8F4D06B83A79047541F1F2 at allen3a46d11b3>
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Watching some of the training reported on Canadian conference (Most over
my head) led me to a search which resulted in  An Introduction to the
Linux Command Shell for Beginners dated 2006
I would dearly love to purchase this if its on CD and why would it not
as thorough as linux folk are.
It was reported on by flora.org and my attempt thus far to join merely
to obtain said resource have failed.
Any help appreciated

Allen

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