unable to boot
Category: Ubuntu-Absolute Beginner
unable to boot
i have just installed edgy to a new sata drive but i cannot boot into xp or ubuntu.
when i try to boot ubuntu it says error 17 cannot mount selected partition and when i try to boot xp i says error 12 invalid device requested.
the only way i can get any thing to boot is if i use the super grub cd.
thanks for any help and please go easy im new to linux
i'm impressed! you say you're new to linux, but you've already picked up tricks like using the super grub disc... great instincts!
ok, if i recall correctly, grub error 17 means that grub can't identify the filesystem type properly.
if you boot in with a live cd or the super grub disc, can you type in and post the results of:
code:
sudo fdisk -lit might be a good idea to boot in with the live cd and run fsck on your main ubuntu partition (replace hda1 with the proper partition), as well
code:
sudo fsck /dev/hda1just make sure you boot with your ubuntu cd, not the super grub disc, since you don't want your ubuntu partition to be mounted.
here's a really long thread about restoring grub. take your time and scan through it - getting to know grub will make your life with linux a lot easier.
this is what i get when i type sudo fdisk -l
disk /dev/hda: 80.0 gb, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
device boot start end blocks id system
/dev/hda1 2 3922 31495432+ f w95 ext'd (lba)
/dev/hda2 * 3923 7871 31720342+ 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/hda3 7872 9728 14916352+ 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/hda5 2 3922 31495401 b w95 fat32
disk /dev/sda: 80.0 gb, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
device boot start end blocks id system
/dev/sda1 * 1 9541 76638051 83 linux
/dev/sda2 9542 9729 1510110 5 extended
/dev/sda5 9542 9729 1510078+ 82 linux swap / solaris
thanks for the help just about to try and run fsck.
fsck just says
fsck 1,39 (29-may-2006)
ezfsck 1.39 (29-may-2006)
/dev/sda1 : clean, 98921/9584640 files
775451/19159512 blocks
not sure if thats good or bad??