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Martinus Scriblerus wrote: > I have an Acer Aspire netbook that was dual booting Ubuntu 9.04 and > XP. I hadn't set up as big a partition for Ubuntu as I meant to so I > decided to delete the Ubuntu partitions and reinstall. > > So I screwed up. When I try to start I get a grub error and it hangs. > No matter, I have Ubuntu on a memory stick ready to install - and can > boot from it. When I try to install I don't see my hard drive, just > the memory stick and an SD card that is also plugged in. > > My file system is still there and accessible from Ubuntu. Can anybody > advise me how to continue without, I hate to say it, deleting XP. > Ideally restore the ability to boot as an XP system then install > Ubuntu from scratch. > > Doesnt Ubuntu have a rescue mode on the install disc ? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html