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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 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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| * [[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 CDs]] (multi-languages) |
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Introduction
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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.
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 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
Standard 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 "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.
Advanced options
External Links
Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !" - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments.