How To Do A Boot Repair

Contents

Getting Kicking-Repair
1. 1st option : get a disk including Boot-Repair
2. 2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu
Using Kick-Repair
1. Advanced options
External Links

Warning: This software is able to share information nigh your device for diagnostic purposes. You can chose to opt out. Delight read this page fully. The log is quite helpful particularly for the novice users.

Boot-Repair is a simple tool to repair frequent boot bug yous may run across in Ubuntu like when you lot tin can't kicking Ubuntu after installing Windows or some other Linux distribution, or when you can't boot Windows after installing Ubuntu, or when GRUB is not displayed anymore, some upgrade breaks Chow, etc.

Boot-Repair lets you prepare these bug 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 back up table partitions, back upwards 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 cleaved filesystem, specify the deejay where Grub should exist installed, etc.

This tool is aimed entirely at those new to Ubuntu who desire to become past their booting issues and enjoy using Linux. For the purpose of helping the forum and IRC members help you lot diagnose issues with your boot setup, Boot-Repair creates a Boot-Info diagnosis for you to share that allows experienced members to see what'due south wrong with your boot. The tool systematically asks if you want to upload this diagnosis to a pastebin or go on information technology local. The Pastebin is non easily searchable and automatically expires after some days, simply for confidentiality purpose you may prefer to keep the report local.

Kick-Repair is a costless software, licensed under GNU-GPL.

Getting Boot-Repair

1st pick : get a disk including Boot-Repair

The easiest way to use Boot-Repair is to create a live-USB disk of Boot-Repair-Deejay (a disc starting Kick-Repair automatically), and boot on information technology.

Remark : it is recommended to install the ISO on a live-USB (eg via UnetBootin or LiliUSB or Universal USB Installer). Do not burn it on a DVD if your boot is in EFI mode.

second option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu

- either from an Ubuntu alive-session (kicking your calculator on a Ubuntu live-USB then cull "Try Ubuntu") or from your installed Ubuntu session (if you can access it)

- connect to the Net

- open a new Final, then blazon the following commands (press Enter after each line):

          sudo add together-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt update          sudo apt install -y kicking-repair && kicking-repair

Using Kick-Repair

- First click the Create a Boot-Info Summary button. This will simply create a Boot-Info diagnosis. A pop-upwardly volition enquire if you lot want to upload the report online in order to share it more hands.

- Check the diagnosis contents. If any uncertainty, you tin can share it on Ubuntu Forums (hither) along with a description of your boot effect, so that experienced forum members can advise.

- One time you become green light from experienced forum members, click the Recommended repair push button. When repair is finished, annotation the new 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 non 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 in the Avant-garde options may worsen your problem. Don't change them unless requested by experienced helpers.

External Links

Official website of Boot-Repair
Topic "Kick-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in one click !" - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments.
HOWTO : easily create a Kick-Info summary