Re: bug after update win7

[Felix Zielcke]

Am Samstag, den 23.01.2010, 12:53 +0800 schrieb Goh Lip:
> On 01/22/2010 05:58 PM, Wojciech Nycz wrote:
> > Hello
> > First i install win7, next linux mint and linux kubuntu. I use all
> > system. One time after closing win7 i saw black display. I repair grub
> > from live cd. It repeat 4 time. Last time I was sure. When win7 was
> > download updates and start install it during closing system. During
> > that windows have to write something in mbr, i think so, After
> > restarting i see in the top of display "Grub loading .." and nothing
> > happen. After 10 seconds waiting computer is reboot, and the same all
> > time, as long as i don't off power.
> >
> > grub version 1.97 beta - from the newest kubuntu
> >
> 
> See this..
> http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014915o-2000498448b,00.htm
> 
> To set back your grub,follow instructions on
> http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#Re-install_GRUB_from_Live_CD
> 
> Regards,
> Goh Lip
> 

There's also a bug report for this kind of problem that GRUB fails after
you booted Windows:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941

It looks like only OEM versions by HP, Dell and maybe others are
affected by this kind of bug.
At least I have no problem with GRUB 2 and Windows 7 (or previously with
Vista) on the same disk.
It would affect probable much more people if Microsoft itself did
something to break GRUB and not these OEM versions.
-- 
Felix Zielcke
Proud Debian Maintainer and GNU GRUB developer