GRUB skipped in dual boot

Question

I've downloaded the latest Ubuntu, 12.04. I have Windows 7 Professional installed on my laptop, 1 physical HD divided to 3 partitions (C:, D: and System Reserved). I shrank D: drive and had 60 GB of unallocated space. Rebooted from Ubuntu install cd and installed it with the option of Install Alongside Windows 7.

After installation is over, Windows loads automatically; not GRUB, Ubuntu doesn't show up in the Boot tab in msconfig.

Done this several times, same result always. Am I doing something wrong? A while back when I installed 11.10, I had different issues (GRUB won't load, only GRUB4DOS) but eventually I managed to install it. Now, after formatting and reinstalling Windows 7 (Original, not that it matters), I'm stuck.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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First, might be a 12.04 installer bug...which is off topic.

Second, you should be able to install grub from live like this.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community

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answered Mar 14 '12 at 02:33

RobotHumans

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '12 at 01:02

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An easier way then the previous answer would be using Boot-Repair to install grub.

answered Apr 04 '12 at 01:02

score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 14 '12 at 13:26

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Open the terminal and type

gksu gedit /etc/default/grub

And put # before this GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

It will look like this #GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0.

Save it and type:

sudo reboot

Hopes this helps. If not, I have another way. I will tell you if this fails. But this solution solved my problem today.

edited Jun 14 '12 at 13:26

jokerdino

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answered Jun 13 '12 at 22:19

OmiPenguin

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GRUB skipped in dual boot

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