Hey everyone,
I have the same EXACT problem as here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1972263
Even a very similar computer. Alienware M14xR2 with 2x 256GB Samsung SSD's in RAID 0.
Regular Ubuntu installer returns Grub / bootloader install error as per the post above so I used the alternate installer as per the posts' recommendation.
After the alternate installer ran and I selected "install to largest freespace available" it deleted the bootloader entirely and neither Ubuntu or Windows ran. The computer just BIOS looped infinitely.
I then found this page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
And ran the automatic boot repair after booting to a normal Ubuntu install disc and selecting 'Try Ubuntu'.
Here's the result of my boot repair:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1411314/
But now I boot directly into windows and there's no Ubuntu / Grub option when booting up.
Any ideas?! I know the boot repair utility is very complex and I was hoping to avoid having to dive deep into it just to repair my installation because I'm still very new to all this stuff.
EDIT1: Looks like the GRUB location tab is greyed out in Boot Repair. This would imply that GRUB is missing which would explain why I boot directly into Windows immediately every time correct?
EDIT2: Trying 'sudo grub-install /dev/hda' and getting -> cannot find device /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?)
EDIT3: Tried 'sudo mount /dev/hda' and getting -> can't find /dev/hda in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
I have the same EXACT problem as here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1972263
Even a very similar computer. Alienware M14xR2 with 2x 256GB Samsung SSD's in RAID 0.
Regular Ubuntu installer returns Grub / bootloader install error as per the post above so I used the alternate installer as per the posts' recommendation.
After the alternate installer ran and I selected "install to largest freespace available" it deleted the bootloader entirely and neither Ubuntu or Windows ran. The computer just BIOS looped infinitely.
I then found this page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
And ran the automatic boot repair after booting to a normal Ubuntu install disc and selecting 'Try Ubuntu'.
Here's the result of my boot repair:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1411314/
But now I boot directly into windows and there's no Ubuntu / Grub option when booting up.
Any ideas?! I know the boot repair utility is very complex and I was hoping to avoid having to dive deep into it just to repair my installation because I'm still very new to all this stuff.
EDIT1: Looks like the GRUB location tab is greyed out in Boot Repair. This would imply that GRUB is missing which would explain why I boot directly into Windows immediately every time correct?
EDIT2: Trying 'sudo grub-install /dev/hda' and getting -> cannot find device /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?)
EDIT3: Tried 'sudo mount /dev/hda' and getting -> can't find /dev/hda in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab