Fix Grub 2 Error 11: unrecognized device string
This post was written by admin on October 18, 2009
Posted Under: General
Posted Under: General
If you upgraded Grub 2 in the dual boot with both Windows and Ubuntu machine.When you reinstall Windows and then restore the grub 2,you may encounter “error 11: unrecognized device string” after select Ubuntu in grub menu.Following shows how to fix this error:
Select Chainload into GRUB 2 in this screen and press E
Select the line start with “root” and press E in next screen.Then change the “root” into “uuid”(without quotes),press enter and then press B.You will back to grub menu,select Ubuntu and boot up.
Once login,open terminal and type:
sudo upgrade-from-grub-legacy
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Tags: grub 2
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