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Old 07-29-2011, 03:41 PM   #1
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Lenovo s205 - Linux mint - Grub problem.


Hello. I recently bought a new laptop and since I love Linux the first thing I did was to create a linux mint bootable usb with UNetbootin. Then wiped the hdd and installed mint without any trouble. But when I rebooted the computer got stuck at Grub loading and then reboot in an infinite loop.
Then I boot it up from the live-usb and tries to find an answer with google. And I finds this.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#ChRoot

I follow the instructions but the computer is still stuck at a loop at bootup.

I suspect that it may has something to do with my grub configuration.

Code:
                  Boot Info Script 0.60    from 29 July 2011


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

 => Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 
    1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and 
    looks in partition 1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.

sda1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext4
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  
    Operating System:  Linux Mint Xfce Edition
    Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info:  

sda5: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info:  
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type ''

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sda1    *          2,048   474,134,527   474,132,480  83 Linux
/dev/sda2         474,136,574   488,396,799    14,260,226   5 Extended
/dev/sda5         474,136,576   488,396,799    14,260,224  82 Linux swap / Solaris


"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________

Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL

/dev/loop0                                              squashfs   
/dev/sda1        fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de   ext4       

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options

/dev/sda1        /                        ext3       (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/linuxmint.png; then
  true
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/linuxmint.png ; then
  set color_normal=white/black
  set color_highlight=white/light-gray
else
  set menu_color_normal=white/black
  set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'LinuxMint GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
}
menuentry 'LinuxMint GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb273394-83e9-4477-8ff1-14b7acc1b3de
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
proc	/proc	proc	nodev,noexec,nosuid	0	0
/dev/sda5	swap	swap	sw	0	0
/dev/sda1	/	ext4	rw,errors=remount-ro	0	0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

           GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)

 220.130485535 = 236.363309056  boot/grub/core.img                             1
 220.141605377 = 236.375248896  boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
   0.597457886 = 0.641515520    boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64                 3
 220.129878998 = 236.362657792  boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64                    1
   0.597457886 = 0.641515520    initrd.img                                     3
 220.129878998 = 236.362657792  vmlinuz                                        1

======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

00000000  a7 c3 77 dc a5 b5 94 09  38 5b 57 c1 80 5a 9c 86  |..w.....8[W..Z..|
00000010  59 84 63 0c 85 48 ed 05  e4 85 8c f1 a1 f1 5e 25  |Y.c..H........^%|
00000020  d6 a9 c4 ba 94 18 53 62  3d ba 48 d4 eb 39 61 db  |......Sb=.H..9a.|
00000030  f4 00 c7 9b 9e 66 10 c7  89 83 db 80 72 81 eb d8  |.....f......r...|
00000040  ec 00 62 f5 50 64 1c cc  97 ca 99 2a ca 5f 43 47  |..b.Pd.....*._CG|
00000050  a4 7d 40 18 d0 b2 8a 2d  bc 8f c4 61 48 f0 1a 08  |.}@....-...aH...|
00000060  98 0a 42 62 64 dc 40 a9  f1 26 2e c0 07 70 37 bc  |..Bbd.@..&...p7.|
00000070  7c eb 47 7a 99 7c 93 6e  86 d4 19 ee ba 12 f9 93  ||.Gz.|.n........|
00000080  db ce ca 9c 49 70 c5 01  0e c4 0a 6c 6e 40 0a 4f  |....Ip.....ln@.O|
00000090  79 c6 02 5b aa 33 bc 14  72 86 1f ff 2b 5a 8f f4  |y..[.3..r...+Z..|
000000a0  86 58 df 56 a3 b2 dd b4  5c 0c 97 aa 6b 41 f8 d0  |.X.V....\...kA..|
000000b0  6c a8 4f 7b 70 0b 1e 53  34 d7 8d 92 2f d2 0d a1  |l.O{p..S4.../...|
000000c0  70 15 2b c3 c8 b0 be 36  1e 17 f9 7e 82 b8 34 fb  |p.+....6...~..4.|
000000d0  8b 83 48 b7 ae 3a b8 2b  44 a7 20 37 c2 d6 0a 0b  |..H..:.+D. 7....|
000000e0  76 de 0d b2 ed 1c 98 ba  ba 10 8c 96 4f d2 2b 9a  |v...........O.+.|
000000f0  05 e6 6c d0 44 d5 b9 69  92 d2 50 4c 62 93 ef e5  |..l.D..i..PLb...|
00000100  93 54 57 4c 13 14 31 f1  19 4a 07 32 b9 87 e3 66  |.TWL..1..J.2...f|
00000110  44 bb e7 d1 ad da 12 3a  ce bf 6e 14 3f ea af 4b  |D......:..n.?..K|
00000120  b6 90 65 53 34 c9 f1 32  2b c7 04 b4 b7 9e 3e 4a  |..eS4..2+.....>J|
00000130  3f 1a 99 3c 8a 1b 3d 55  42 16 0e 0b 56 61 73 1d  |?..<..=UB...Vas.|
00000140  5a 4e 00 9f 14 05 be 85  db 2f ad a6 33 83 e5 ba  |ZN......./..3...|
00000150  16 7d 12 84 b7 66 74 b3  77 10 4f 35 49 3f 3d 98  |.}...ft.w.O5I?=.|
00000160  4c 9a d8 1b 48 3f bc 12  62 6e a5 b3 85 c9 94 0f  |L...H?..bn......|
00000170  35 b3 93 85 10 a4 dc 28  54 91 1e d8 47 75 dc 26  |5......(T...Gu.&|
00000180  48 ba 5e 82 c7 f2 d3 8d  cd 84 e3 67 fc 1b f9 8b  |H.^........g....|
00000190  74 8d 35 9e 27 a0 45 d5  ff 5d df cf 23 8e 6e e5  |t.5.'.E..]..#.n.|
000001a0  a0 d6 af 20 be 75 06 e9  54 06 c7 cf f8 b7 46 7b  |... .u..T.....F{|
000001b0  05 8d 77 3a fc 4e d6 79  c5 d2 7f a3 d4 02 00 fe  |..w:.N.y........|
000001c0  ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00  00 00 00 98 d9 00 00 00  |................|
000001d0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
000001f0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa  |..............U.|
00000200

Unknown BootLoader on sda5



=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

hexdump: /dev/sda5: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda5: No such file or directory
Any ideas on what the problem might be?
 
Old 07-29-2011, 07:46 PM   #2
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Nvm I solved it by removing grub2 and installed grub-legacy.

I have been at this problem for 20 hours and I can't believe that I didn't figure this out until now. I think it's time to go to bed.

Anyway, this is pretty much what I did.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...talling GRUB 2

Okay, I know i didn't really solve the grub2 problem but it's a workaround.
 
Old 04-23-2020, 07:52 AM   #3
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The easiest way if you don’t want write some codes etc., you can also take off the Hard Drive from the laptop and connect to any desktop known working and make the installation from that desktop and after the intallation etc. is done you can reconnect your hard drive to your laptop. İf you have a network issue you can realign network and HDD in place from bios boot menu…
 
  


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