Window 7 install first, then the Ubuntu 11.04, and then the CentOS 5.6.
This procedure makes Ubuntu entry lost.
Windows 7 - for some applications support Windows 7 only...
Ubuntu 11.04 - daily use
CentOS 5.6 - for some jobs dedicated to CentOS/RedHat
The harddisk allocated as below.
$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00070a7f Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 12749 102400000 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 12750 24315 92903895 83 Linux /dev/sda3 24316 60801 293073795 83 Linux Disk /dev/sdb: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000c82deDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sdb2 14 38913 312464250 8e Linux LVM
Recover GRUB2 for Ubuntu 11.04 first.
1. Insert Ubuntu 11.04 Live CD into your DVD/CDROM drive.
2. Boot from DVD/CDROM drive.
3. Recover the GRUB2
$ sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
$ sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
4. Remove Live CD, and reboot
If success, the Ubuntu menu is back.
Otherwise, look for other methods to make it back. Such as Ubuntu Boot-Recover tools. Please google it, and install in Ubuntu 11.04 Live CD.
5. Modify /boot/grub/grub.cfg or /etc/grub.d/40_custom
$ sudo vim /boot/grub/grub.cfg
6. Insert menuentries for CentOS 5.6 and Window 7 in 40_custom section
:
:
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "CentOS 5.6 x86_64" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
linux /vmlinuz-2.6.18-238.el5 ro quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.18-238.el5.img
}
menuentry "Windows 7" {
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
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6.b
If you choose 40_custom, you have to update grub.cfg.
$ sudo update-grub
7. save and reboot.
THE RESULTS:
It works fine to me :)
Now, I can choose Ubuntu 11.04, CentOS 5.6 or Windows 7 from GRUB2 menu.
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