Grub

[Robert Citek]

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Paderick Lundy <paddylundy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have booted or tried to boot to a floppy with fdisk but I still get that
> GRUB message.  Has this boot loader wiped out the MBR on my 500 GB hard
> disk?

Maybe, but probably not.

> if not, will someone PLEASE tell me how to remove this albatross from
> around my neck and how to get rid of this thing so I may install OpenBSD or
> some other OS.

Installing OpenBSD or some other OS will give you the option to redo
the boot loader, especially OpenBSD as it uses a different disk
layout.

If you want to continue using Ubuntu, solving this kind of problem is
probably best solved in-person.  You are understandably frustrated
given the circumstances.  And the lag from e-mail will probably
frustrate you only more.  Your best bet is to find a local LoCo or LUG
and brainstorm with someone with a bit of Linux expertise.

However, if you still want to pursue the e-mail route, can you tell us
a bit about your hardware?  What kind of machine?  How many drives?
What kind of drives?  What version of Ubuntu?

Also, you may want to look into Super Grub:

  http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

Good luck and let us know how things go.

Regards,
- Robert