Grub Error after installing Ubuntu 12.10

Question

I received a GRUB error after upgrading my perfectly working Ubuntu 12.04 installation to 12.10. The machine is a fairly new Toshiba C640 Satellite laptop. Ubuntu was the only OS on it.

The solution being suggested is to reinstall 12.04 which is unacceptable, as I have a lot of docs and files in my home folder which I can't lose. Is there a way to perform a rollback or reinstall without losing my files and settings? If not, why was 12.10 released when it doesn't work? Just curious.

Solution 1

You could download and burn this disc, Ubuntu Secured Remix, It is also a live cd where you can boot it from the cd and then use Boot-Repair to repair GRUB. Hope this helps

ubuntu secured remix

Solution 2

Follow method Tested and work 100% 1)Boot with USB or Live CD 2)sudo apt-get remove --purge grub-pc grub-common grub (to remove the packages and config files) 3)sudo apt-get install grub-pc (it installs all needed files) 4)sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update 5)sudo apt-get install boot-repair 6)boot-repair (follow it step by step for Install new bootloader by select Recommended option ) Enjoy Ubuntu 12.10

Comments

[Shauna]

Solution being suggested where? Also, Ubuntu 12.10 works just fine, your issue is just a corrupted bootloader, which is pretty easily fixed without reinstalling your OS.