how to restore grub

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Published on 2010-05-28T21:22:53Z Indexed on 2010/05/28 21:33 UTC
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During copying files via lan my Ubuntu Server 10.04 hung up and I had to reset the computer.

After reboot, I got: Grub error 17, so I tried the rescue alternate CD, but I got a info, that no partitions were found on the disk.

I used testdisk to restore the partitions. Using fdisk -l shows the partitions now, but when the system boots up I does nothing but displays:

L234:

When I plug the drive to another computer, it is not automatically mounted and I can't access the data.

What to do now?
How to restore the grub and boot up the system?

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