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Which method are you suggesting? &nbsp;I tried manual grub recovery but the bask-like cmd did not understand sudo nor setup.<br />
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This laptop lacks a CD but I do have Windows on here. &nbsp;So a recovery option going through Windows might work.
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Which method are you suggesting?  I tried manual grub recovery but the bask-like cmd did not understand sudo nor setup.

This laptop lacks a CD but I do have Windows on here.  So a recovery option going through Windows might work.

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The best solution is of course some external CD... Please write what Ubuntu version an if it is Grub2 because recovery from Windows is not working always...
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The best solution is of course some external CD... Please write what Ubuntu version an if it is Grub2 because recovery from Windows is not working always...

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Thanks for all the possible solutions. &nbsp;I had to get going again so I did a fresh install with Wubi from Windows side.
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Thanks for all the possible solutions.  I had to get going again so I did a fresh install with Wubi from Windows side.

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I have had Ubuntu running on my Dell laptop for months. &nbsp;But today instead of getting to the GUI is gets only so far as the grub&gt; prompt. &nbsp;Tab gives me possible commands of badram, boot, cat, chainloader, clear, configfile and etc. &nbsp;What happened and is there any way I can get the system to boot up fully?
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I have had Ubuntu running on my Dell laptop for months.  But today instead of getting to the GUI is gets only so far as the grub> prompt.  Tab gives me possible commands of badram, boot, cat, chainloader, clear, configfile and etc.  What happened and is there any way I can get the system to boot up fully?

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