Ubuntu DB messed with main booting

Hello

Ever since I followed the ubuntu guide to installing Ubuntu on a MacBook, my computer will not boot up unless I hold down the option key at startup and select my internal HD. If I do not hold option, it just freezes at a gray screen (and then after about 5 minutes it goes to OSX). Holding option makes it work fine (so I can choose between OSX and Linux) so this problem is not THAT terrible.. Yet I would like to have OSX be the default OS...

The following BOOT partitions are flagged:

1) A FAT-32 (200mb) i think this is bootcamp... 2) The ext-3 ubuntu partition (8gb)

Both my main OSX partition and the swap partition are not flagged as boot.

Thanks!- -Neutrino

Have you tried running rEFIt from OS X to fix its installation?

Worst case scenario, you could try the OS X installation disc. I have very small experience with Macs (this is my first Mac in many many years), but I assume it should have some utility to fix that.

I guess rEFIt should be able to fix it though.

incubus

i installed refit, it did absolutely nothing to help.. Same problem.. and refit does not start... Its not worth it for me to reformat my drive..

You ould try restoring grub.

Restrore Grub from a LiveCD

If the first tutorial listed doesn't work try the second.

Also try installed rEFIt from the Ubuntu side.

rEFIt deb.

Hmm.. I reinstalled rEFIt and made some changes in th config file. It now seems to work fine. Thanks for your help!

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