Grub2 Update Memo

重装系统，将分区列表更新后Grub的启动列表不再正确。由于Ubuntu系统版本太低，将Grub2卸载之后重装失败。只好单独下载grub的deb包安装。

这个过程走了不少弯路。在这做一下简单的记录。

1. What I have: Windows 7 X86, Windows 7 X64, Ubuntu 10.10 on Notebook. Windows 8 X86 CD. Ubuntu 11.04 CD.

2. What I want: Install Windows 8 X86 on the system. Keep the Ubuntu 10.10.

1. Install Windows 8 X86.

a. Remove partitions for Windows 7 X86, X64. Combine the 2 partitions and install Windows 8 x86  on it.

b. Boot with Ubuntu 11.04 Live CD. Update Grub.

c. The boot list updated. The Windows boot item becomes "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda1)". [*]

d. While boot system there will be "No Specified Parameters" warning for Ubuntu and Windows 8.

2. Try to update Grub2.

a. Edit /etc/default/grub.

b. Edit configuration files under /etc/grub.d/.

c. Cannot find way to fix the boot warning.

3. Purging the Grub2 - Here begins the trouble.

a. apt-get purge grub-common.

b. apt-get install grub-pc.  ------ Cannot connect Repositories.

4.  There is no grub any more. Try to re-install Grubs with Ubuntu 11.04 Live CD.

a. Boot with Live CD.

b. Try to install Grub. Get error:

      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo update-grub
      /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot stat `aufs'. 

5. Boot the system with Grub.

    Grub> ls

     (hd0), (hd0,msdos8),(hd0,msdos7)...

   Grub> Set

   Grub> linux (hd0,msdos5)/boot/vmlinuz***** root=/dev/sda5 ro

   Grub> initrd (hd0,msdos5)/boot/initrd.img****

6. Start Ubuntu 10.10 again.

a. Download grub2 packages:

http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1_i386.deb

http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1_i386.deb

http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/grub2/grub2_1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1_i386.deb

b. sudo update-grub to update the boot list.

7. DONE.