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Can't boot without Flash Drive plugged in

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in my Dell Inspiron 1545 from a usb stick but it is not booting up when I removed the usb from the computer. but it is working when I put the usb in my computer. I want ubuntu to start without the usb. Please can you help me? Thanks.

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  • check my answer http://askubuntu.com/questions/142750/after-installing-ubuntu-from-usb-grub2-cant-be-installed/142751#142751 – Rahul Virpara Jun 20 '12 at 09:11

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Sounds like grub has been installed to the usb. From your booted Ubuntu system, open a terminal, then use the following commands to install grub to the internal drive :

sudo grub-install /dev/sdX
sudo update-grub

Replacing sdX with the actual drive, which will probably be sda, but use disk utility to double check if you are unsure.

Accidently installed grub to usb

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  • Boot-repair is a good resource. If you're not using EFI sometimes Ubuntu installs an EFI grub loader (grub-common) your computer might only support bios boot loading which is grub-pc. – Randnum Jul 08 '12 at 18:03