What does cat /boot/grub/menu.lst show you?
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oops ok reboot the live cd...to cat...display contents...it will be universal Code:
su mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /z |
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# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) thanks |
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I am using grub2 at the moment so can not test hidden menu but I have some suggestions 1) using the live cd...mount and edit that menu to put a # in front of hiddenmenu 2) your menu has a separate line for UUID. I have not seen that before. I could be wrong...but here is a link of a recent ubuntu agreeing with me...its a wee bit hard to read but is very gui. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubunt...fter-upgrades/ Note there is an overlap or overflow from one line to the next...so the line for kernel is showing as 2 lines ok? a quick search shows an older menu but illustrates the issue clearer http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=278570 SUGGEST you boot the live cd...mount the partition as previously discussed. copy the first menu and rename its title...original edit the original title...no uuid and delete the entire line for uuid edit 3) while in live cd mode...lets check that the UUID is correct try looking at /dev/disk/by-uuid or use a terminal to try Code:
blkid -s UUID change the kernel line where it says root=uuid=string to root=/dev/sda1 and reboot to test if any work good luck |
[QUOTE1) using the live cd...mount and edit that menu to put a # in front of hiddenmenu
[QUOTE] I saw this and made the change...nogo Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo blkid -s UUID reboot, blinking cursor. Whatever the logic why this isn't working is beyond me. I must say as an ex ms user I have never taken more than a few hrs to recover from a disaster. I'm about to eat the data I have on here, pull this drive and use one of the other drives just so I can make this thing productive. Getting really frustrated with this now. I have used a few distro's of linux over the last several years with helpless success. I know there is an answer to the fix but it really shouldn't be this complicated. sorry for the rant..thanks again aus9 for being patient w this any other suggestions before I pull the disk? edit I am fully willing to bring this drive back to OEM config if someone can suggest how I can get there. Writing zeros across the drive didnt solving anything either. I dont have access to the machine atm but would fdisk /mbr from DOS help? thanks |
Can any other gurus shed any light on this issue?
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sorry been busy
your uuid seem wrong don't they? your menu was....900a5112-5162-4dea-bee1-19dfed99b54d your independent test of sda1 was da66530c-a986-4f37-b436-c0fcc9498855 try reboot of live cd...mount as per before...edit so your first line as the bottom uuid and reboot to test. without physically checking your machine I can offer no quick solutions. if after this new test...it fails for you....use a live cd to mount the partition and copy any data off it then do a clean install. BTW I am not a fan of ubuntu as a server.....I think slackware may be more stable |
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