I decided to delete my boot sector in GParted to stop the Windows partition on my HDD from booting (I have dual boot Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1). I am now only able to access the BIOS and a few other basic utilities, and have determined that the Hard Drive has no other issues. How do I restore functionality to my computer?
1 Answer
Try this:
- Boot from the Ubuntu live CD/DVD/USB you created, and boot into the live desktop.
- Open terminal
- Connect to a network with internet access
Run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair boot-repair
- Click the
Recommended Repair
option - When the repair is finished, note the
paste.ubuntu.com
URL - Reboot and check if the repair was successful.