[Bug 605385] Re: Booting xp in dual boot makes grub2 unreachable

[Phillip Susi]

This sounds like some badly behaving Windows software rather than a bug
in grub.


** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Booting xp in dual boot makes grub2 unreachable

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  I have a Medion MD 95500 with 2GB RAM and 1.72 Ghz processor.
  I have a dual boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.04 installed. XP was installed first, Ubuntu later.
  XP is on sda1, Ubuntu is on sda6 (ext 4) and the linux-swap is sda7.
  When I boot the first time I get the grub2 menu to let me choose between Ubuntu or XP.
  I can reboot Ubuntu as many times as I want and I always get the grub2 menu with Ubuntu and XP.
  But ... if I choose Windows XP the first time to boot and restart the computer, I don't enter the grub2 menu anymore, so I can't choose Ubuntu anymore after booting XP :-(
  I have reinstalled grub2 several times (with Ubuntu Live Cd) and every time I keep getting the same problem : when Windows closes it seems to overwrite (or make dissapear?) grub2 in the MBR.
  Anyone else encountered this problem?

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