[DONE] Please help me fix GRUB - error13
Solved - thanks to all that helped.
I recently installed Fedora Core on my system and now GRUB wont let me load into Ubuntu GRUB shows 3 systems, but will only load WindowsXP and Fedora, but not Ubunu. Here is the error I get: Code:
Booting "Ubuntu" Primary Partition 1 - WindowsXP Primary Partiion 2 - Ubuntu - Fedora Core - Swap space This is what's inside my grub.conf file: Code:
#boot=/dev/hda Code:
[root@700m ~]# fdisk -l I can still mount Ubuntu and I can see that all the files are there untouched, and I tried changing grub.conf to hda3,hda4,hda5,hda6 and I always get the same error |
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While in Fedora, mount the partition /dev/hda5 and get the correct information for your grub.conf that should be used for the Ubuntu entry. |
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I mounted the partition, looked up the grub.conf in Ubuntu, copied over the 'correct' information, and ended up with this new but similiar error: Code:
Booting 'Ubuntu' |
I think the Unbuntu grub.conf should look more like other linux entries.
Here is an example but you need to put the correct vmlinuz and initrd information. title Ubuntu Linux root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash vga=792 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386 |
this is my grub.conf after all the changes:
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default=0 |
Is there a reason you want to chainload ubuntu?
title Ubuntu root (hd0,4) chainloader +1 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386 |
nyheat: It would be helpful if you would post the Ubuntu (hda5) /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab in their entireties.
Did the partition numbering for the Ubuntu partition change as a result of installing FC? You may find that the Ubuntu and/or swap partitions are misidentified in the Ubuntu fstab, but I would normally expect a kernel panic, not a grub error, if that was the case. |
Comprookie2000, what is chainloading? why does Fedora have it on by default?
Regardless, I took it off the list and everything works now. Thank you PS: WhatsHisName thanks for the help but since the problem is now solved there's no need for me to post it. |
As I undrstand it is a way of tricking windows into thinking it is still on the MBR.Something like that, I think :)
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