Error booting after upgrading Kernel
I'm new to linux and I just installed ubuntu 5.10 on an external hard drive. I got it to run without a hitch, then I upgraded to the latest kernel and tried restarting. I got to the GRUB screen, selected ubuntu, and then I got this error:
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root (hd1,1) Does anyone know what this problem is and how I can fix it? I'm a newbie when it comes to linux so I really have no idea what the problem is. |
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Its for HPFS/NTFS. plz. post the o/p of #cat /etc/grub.conf and #fdisk -l regards |
I'm sorry if this is a newbish question, but how do you get "cat /etc/grub.conf"? I tried typing in the exact line as you wrote and it gave me the output "cat: /etc/grub.conf: No such file or directory". I'm assuming you mean menu.lst:
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# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) Code:
Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes |
Mmmmm - that shows both ubuntu and windows booting from (hd1,1).
Don't sound right to me. Let's see the entire output from "fdisk -l", and the device.map |
when I did fdisk -l before I forgot to mount the hard drive. Here is fdisk with the hard drive listed:
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Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes Code:
(hd0) /dev/hda |
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i'm assuming that your windows is in the 80 Gb hard drive in the second partition ( as your fdisk -l telling) and its the primary master (hda telling this) Edit: i'm not sure about the last line "savedefault map (hd1,1) (hd0). Anyone knowing plz. tell me. regards |
Windows boots successfully - I wouldn't go changing that.
Seems the BIOS is presenting the S-ATA disk as hd0 - not common, but not "illegal". Despite what the device.map says. I'd change the Ubuntu stanza to use root(hd0,1). If you don't feel like updating the menu.lst immediately, you can do a "one time" change at the boot menu. Highlight the Ubuntu option, and hit "e" - then follow the prompts to update the line just for that boot. When it works, update menu.lst. |
hi sygOO,
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I don't have any SATA disks. This is on a laptop so the primary hard drive is connected in whatever way is standard on a laptop (I'm assuming it's some sort of IDE interface). I'm going to try syg00's idea and then I'll see how it goes from there.
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I changed the ubuntu boot to hd(0,1) using the method syg00 explained and that worked.
Thank's so so much for all of your help! Does anyone know why this might have gotten screwed up? |
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Have seen similar threads in the recent past. Just go with the evidence - and be prepared to for it to change again sometime in the future. |
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