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| #title Repair your computer boot with Boot-Repair | #title Recover access to your operating systems with Boot-Repair |
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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 simple tool to repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu like when you can't boot Ubuntu after installing Windows or another Linux distribution, or when you can't boot Windows after installing Ubuntu, or when GRUB is not displayed anymore, some upgrade breaks GRUB, etc. |
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| * Repair the boot when an OS does not boot any more after installing Ubuntu * Repair the boot when access to GRUB and any OS is lost (may be due to a [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941|Windows software that wrote into the MBR gap]], or a OEM MBR lock), * Allow to reinstall [[GRUB]] bootloader easily * Allow to restore the original bootsector (MBR) if it has been saved by [[https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/clean-ubiquity|Clean-Ubiquity]] |
Boot-Repair lets you fix these issues with a simple click, which (generally reinstalls GRUB and) restores access to the operating systems you had installed before the issue. |
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| Boot-Repair is a free software, licenced under GNU-GPL. | Boot-Repair also has advanced options to backup table partitions, backup bootsectors, create a [[Boot-Info]] (to get help by email or forum), or change the default repair parameters: configure GRUB, add kernel options (acpi=off ...), purge GRUB, change the default OS, restore a Windows-compatible MBR, repair a broken filesystem, specify the disk where GRUB should be installed, etc. |
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| {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1299426403.png}} | Boot-Repair is a free software, licensed under GNU-GPL. Boot-Repair should be [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/boot-repair/+bug/806291|soon]] included in Ubuntu official repositories, until then use it at your own risks. |
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| * If the system you want to repair is 32 bits, download and burn a CD of [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10084551&postcount=1|Ubuntu Secured]] (32bits) * If the system you want to repair is 64 bits, download and burn a CD of [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10084551&postcount=1|Ubuntu Secured 64bits]] |
The easiest way to use Boot-Repair is to burn one of the following disks and boot on it. |
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| Remark : you can also install the ISO on a [[Installation/FromUSBStick|live-USB]]. | * Boot-Repair is included in [[UbuntuSecureRemix|Ubuntu-Secure-Remix]] (multi-languages, ok for Wifi, LVM and RAID, 32 or 64bit, based on Ubuntu 12.10, Boot-Repair shortcut in the desktop, the 64bit version is UEFI-compatible) * [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/files/|Boot-Repair-Disk]] is a CD starting Boot-Repair automatically. Both 32&64bit and only 360Mo, but: English only, no Wifi, no LVM, no RAID. Remark : you can also install the ISO on a [[Installation/FromUSBStick|live-USB]] (eg via [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/|UnetBootin]] or [[http://www.linuxliveusb.com/|LiliUSB]]). |
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| 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: | - [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD|boot your computer on a Ubuntu live-CD or live-USB.]] |
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| * sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair * sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install boot-repair-ubuntu |
- choose "Try Ubuntu" |
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| - connect internet | |
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| Boot-Repair can be installed & used from any Ubuntu session (normal session, or live-CD, or live-USB). | - open a new [[Terminal]], then type: |
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| PPA packages are available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04. | {{{ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update }}} - Press Enter. - Then type: {{{ sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair & }}} - Press Enter |
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| * if you use Gnome (default in Ubuntu 10.10 and previous versions): launch Boot-Repair from System->Administration->Boot-Repair menu * if you use Unity (Ubuntu 11.04): search "boot" in the dash. |
== Recommended repair == * launch Boot-Repair from either : * the Dash (the Ubuntu logo at the top-left of the screen) * or System->Administration->Boot-Repair menu (Ubuntu 10.04 only) * or by typing 'boot-repair' in a terminal |
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| Then follow the menus... | * Then click the "Recommended repair" button. When repair is finished, note the URL ('''paste.ubuntu.com/XXXXX''') that appeared on a paper, then reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs. |
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| Remark : if you want to repair a 64bits system, you need to use Boot-Repair from a 64bits system. Same for 32bits. | * If the repair did not succeed, indicate the URL to people who help you by email or forum. |
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| Example : Boot-repair can be used to reinstall [[GRUB2|GRUB]] easily. In the example below the BIOS is set to boot on first hard disk (sda), so the user chooses "Place GRUB into : sda". | == Advanced options == |
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| {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1306401412.png}} | Warning: the default settings are the ones used by the "Recommended Repair". Changing them may worsen your problem. Don't modify them before creating a [[Boot-Info|BootInfo URL]], and asking advice on [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10871917#post10871917|this thread]]. |
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| = See Also = | |
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| * [[GRUB2]] - Ubuntu bootloader | {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1335263156.png}} {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1335263804.png}} {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1357337899.png}} {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1335263417.png}} {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/img/1357348203.png}} |
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| * [[https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/boot-repair|Official website of Boot-Repair]] * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10871917&postcount=1|Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !"]] - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments. |
* [[https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/|Official website of Boot-Repair]] * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10871917#post10871917|Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !"]] - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments. * [[Boot-Info|HOWTO : easily create a Boot-Info summary]] |
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Boot-Repair is a simple tool to repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu like when you can't boot Ubuntu after installing Windows or another Linux distribution, or when you can't boot Windows after installing Ubuntu, or when GRUB is not displayed anymore, some upgrade breaks GRUB, etc.
Boot-Repair lets you fix these issues with a simple click, which (generally reinstalls GRUB and) restores access to the operating systems you had installed before the issue.
Boot-Repair also has advanced options to backup table partitions, backup bootsectors, create a Boot-Info (to get help by email or forum), or change the default repair parameters: configure GRUB, add kernel options (acpi=off ...), purge GRUB, change the default OS, restore a Windows-compatible MBR, repair a broken filesystem, specify the disk where GRUB should be installed, etc.
Boot-Repair is a free software, licensed under GNU-GPL. Boot-Repair should be soon included in Ubuntu official repositories, until then use it at your own risks.
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 disks and boot on it.
Boot-Repair is included in Ubuntu-Secure-Remix (multi-languages, ok for Wifi, LVM and RAID, 32 or 64bit, based on Ubuntu 12.10, Boot-Repair shortcut in the desktop, the 64bit version is UEFI-compatible)
Boot-Repair-Disk is a CD starting Boot-Repair automatically. Both 32&64bit and only 360Mo, but: English only, no Wifi, no LVM, no RAID.
Remark : you can also install the ISO on a live-USB (eg via UnetBootin or LiliUSB).
2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu
- boot your computer on a Ubuntu live-CD or live-USB.
- choose "Try Ubuntu"
- connect internet
- open a new Terminal, then type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update
- Press Enter.
- Then type:
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair &
- Press Enter
Using Boot-Repair
Recommended repair
- launch Boot-Repair from either :
- the Dash (the Ubuntu logo at the top-left of the screen)
or System->Administration->Boot-Repair menu (Ubuntu 10.04 only)
- or by typing 'boot-repair' in a terminal
Then click the "Recommended repair" button. When repair is finished, note the URL (paste.ubuntu.com/XXXXX) that appeared on a paper, then reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs.
- If the repair did not succeed, indicate the URL to people who help you by email or forum.
Advanced options
Warning: the default settings are the ones used by the "Recommended Repair". Changing them may worsen your problem. Don't modify them before creating a BootInfo URL, and asking advice on this thread.
External Links
Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !" - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments.