[Bug 923374] Re: Windows XP boot.ini deleted by Ubuntu update

[Phillip Susi]

I don't know what you did wrong Rajiv, but I can read the log files just
fine.  Unfortunately they do not show that grub was updated on that day.
As Brain said, there isn't enough information to proceed here.  We would
need to know how to reproduce this to continue.


** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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

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Title:
  Windows XP boot.ini deleted by Ubuntu update

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Dual-boot Ubuntu 11.10 / Windows XP

  A French user reported the following bug on ubuntu-fr forum
  (http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=7889101#p7889101) : his
  Windows XP boot.ini was deleted twice by 2 Ubuntu updates. More
  details below:

  - After Ubuntu update on 21st Jan 2012, XP's boot.ini file has been deleted.  (Boot-Info Summary: http://paste.ubuntu.com/812127 ).
  Consequency: after reboot, boot on XP bacame impossible.
  Workaround: regenerating a boot.ini file solved the problem.

  - After Ubuntu update on 29th Jan 2012 (including 3.0.0-15 kernel), XP's boot.ini file was deleted again. (summary: http://paste.ubuntu.com/821120 )
  Consequency: same
  Workaround: same

  Remark: I personnaly also have a XP / 11.10 dualboot but didn't
  reproduced the bug.

  Remark2: we can observe that in 2nd case os-prober detected XP despite
  the missing boot.ini file.

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