====== Ubuntu - Grub - Fix Broken GRUB ====== Installed Ubuntu in parallel with the Windows but don't want to break Windows. In superuser mode in live system: mount /dev/sdX /mnt # sdX indicates the partition where Ubuntu is installed (do not touch windows partition) .. to know about partitions of ur hard drive, use "fdisk -l" or lsblk command chroot /mnt grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda os-prober grub-update grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg reboot Remove live system media once the system poweroffs. This should solve the issue. If you are not able to make a live system, then from grub command line: ls set root=(hd0,msdosX) # you should know which partition the Ubuntu is installed linux /boot/vmlin (press tab) root=/dev/sdaX initrd /boot/initr (press tab) boot * X indicates partition number where Ubuntu is installed This shoud resolve the issue.