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Remove Ubuntu on HD that is BSODing.

  • 04-01-2015 8:10pm
    #1
    dakan
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭


    Hi Folks

    This is a bit of a complex problem so I hope someone may be able to help. My Acer laptop has a problem with the motherboard. Turns out it is a common problem for that model Laptop. Any way I tried the HD in another Laptop and Windows 7 is getting the BSOD and rebooting. I was able to use parts from an external HD to connect the Laptop HD as a removable disk on another PC (WinXP) so I didn't lose any files.

    The issue is that I have Ubuntu on this Laptop as a dual boot. I can't log into Windows because the HD keeps getting the BSOD and I can't log into Ubuntu because I forgot the password. I haven't logged into Ubuntu in years and it was only to test it out. So is there a way to remove Ubuntu from the HD when it is connected to a Win XP machine as a removable disk or can Ubuntu be removed from the GRUB boot menu?

    The Laptop is still in warranty but I don't want to give them any excuses to not fix it and I'm pretty sure I had a file on the Ubuntu desktop for all my various accounts. Any help is appreciated.
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    dakan wrote: »
    ........ and I can't log into Ubuntu because I forgot the password. ......

    boot it (ubuntu) in single-user mode and you should be able to fix that up

    .


  • #3
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    here u go :

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword


  • #4
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    With the drive in the other laptop try booting into safe mode. It's probably the wireless card which is causing the problem.

    It's not uncommon when booting a drive from a laptop by one manufacturer in a different manufactures laptop. A missing driver causes a BSOD.


  • #5
    dakan
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭dakan


    gctest50 wrote: »
    boot it (ubuntu) in single-user mode and you/ should be able to fix that up

    .

    Hi gctest50, can you explain that more? How do I boot in single user mode? It doesn't seem to be an option on the GRUB menu. Thanks.


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