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| = Introduction = | |
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| '''Boot-Repair''' is a small graphical tool to repair frequent boot problems. | '''Boot-Repair''' is a small graphical tool to restore access to Ubuntu and other OS (Windows..). |
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| * Easy-to-use (repair in 1 click ! ) * Can recover access to one or several operating systems * Options to reinstall GRUB2 boot-loader easily (OS by default, purge, unhide, kernel options..) * Create a Boot-Info-Script summary in 1 click |
* One "Recommended repair" button to repair most frequent boot problems. (generally repair filesystems and reinstall Grub2) * Another button to create a [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/|Boot-Info-Script]] summary in 1 click * Options to reinstall [[Grub2]] easily (OS by default, purge, unhide, kernel options..), and other advanced options (MBR restore...). |
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| = Security Warning = Boot-Repair is not officially supported by Canonical, use it at your own risks. Security concerns (use of PPA, download from Sourceforge) are currently discussed on [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11323542&postcount=153|this thread]], any contribution is welcome. |
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| * [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/files/|Boot-Repair-Disk]] is the official CD containing the very last version of Boot-Repair * Boot-Repair is also included in all [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10084551&postcount=1|Ubuntu Secured CDs]] |
The easiest way to use Boot-Repair is to burn one of the following CDs and boot on it. * [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/files/|Boot-Repair-Disk]] is a CD starting Boot-Repair automatically. (English only). * Boot-Repair is also included in [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10084551&postcount=1|Ubuntu Secured Remix CDs]] (multi-languages) |
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| * Then try "First repair. When repair is finished, reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs. If not, run Boot-Repair again and try the "Second repair" option. If both repairs did not succeed, copy-paste the URL that appeared in order to get help on Ubuntu forums. |
* Then try "Recommended repair" button. When repair is finished, reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs. If the repair did not succeed, copy-paste the URL that appeared in order to get help by email or forum. |
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Boot-Repair is a small graphical tool to restore access to Ubuntu and other OS (Windows..).
- One "Recommended repair" button to repair most frequent boot problems. (generally repair filesystems and reinstall Grub2)
Another button to create a Boot-Info-Script summary in 1 click
Options to reinstall Grub2 easily (OS by default, purge, unhide, kernel options..), and other advanced options (MBR restore...).
Boot-Repair is a free software, licensed under GNU-GPL.
Security Warning
Boot-Repair is not officially supported by Canonical, use it at your own risks. Security concerns (use of PPA, download from Sourceforge) are currently discussed on this thread, any contribution is welcome.
Getting Boot-Repair
1st option : get a CD including Boot-Repair
The easiest way to use Boot-Repair is to burn one of the following CDs and boot on it.
Boot-Repair-Disk is a CD starting Boot-Repair automatically. (English only).
Boot-Repair is also included in Ubuntu Secured Remix CDs (multi-languages)
Remark : you can also install the ISO on a live-USB.
2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu
Either add ‘ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair’ to your Software Sources via the Software Centre or, for speeds-sake, add it using a new Terminal session:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Boot-Repair can be installed & used from any Ubuntu session (normal session, or live-CD, or live-USB). PPA packages are available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10.
Using Boot-Repair
Recommended repair
- launch Boot-Repair from either :
- the dash (Unity)
System->Administration->Boot-Repair menu (Gnome)
- by typing 'gksu boot-repair' in a terminal
- Then try "Recommended repair" button. When repair is finished, reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs.
If the repair did not succeed, copy-paste the URL that appeared in order to get help by email or forum.
Advanced options
External Links
Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !" - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments.