[olug] Bitlocker, Windows 7, and Linux...

[Dan Linder]

Thankfully, I was able to fix the Bitlocker problem without much work.
 Here's what I did:
1.	Boot from Windows 7 x64 Pro CD
2.	Choose recovery option.
3.	Enter the “BitLocker Recovery Key”
4.	Open a command prompt
5.	Run: “bootrec /FixBoot”

Next time I try the Ubuntu install, I’ll temporarily disable BL before
installing (“Bitlocker Drive Encryption”, then choose “Suspend
Protection”).

...or I'll just use my personal laptop and leave the work laptop alone. :)

Dan

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> Anyone have a link to a "how to fix it" page discussing the steps
> required to re-build the MBR on a Windows 7 disk with Bootlocker
> enabled on the partition?
>
> On my work laptop which has Windows 7 locked down with Bootlocker, I
> tried installing Ubuntu 12.04 to a second HDD so I could dual-boot to
> my OS of choice.  The install went fine, but when I rebooted, I now
> get a grub error:
>
> error: no such device: 9019536d-8402-4236-a9e8-b01b0e4811ea.
> grub rescue>
>
> Looks like when Ubuntu added the grub boot loader, it killed the MBR
> on C:.  From reading articles on line that appears to be the cause,
> but no solution short of "re-install and restore".
>
> Anyone have any other ideas to try?  I don't have anything of
> importance on my C: drive so re-imaging isn't the end of the world,
> but I know it will take a while.
>
> Is there a repair option for MS and Bitlocker that someone on the tech
> side can run that would be quicker?
>
> Sigh...I've done enough damage for one night, I'm going to bed now. :)
>
> Dan
>
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
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    -- from the Satires of Juvenal
"I do not fear computers, I fear the lack of them."
    -- Isaac Asimov (Author)
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