Ubuntu Server Edition will not boot

[FCarlo]

Hi everyone!!! I am seting up a Ubuntu Server Edition 8.04, but can't boot! The System loads grub. It shows "Sarting up...". Then nothing happens. I tried installin the generic kernel, but that did not help. It didn't even show "Sarting up..." any more. Please help me. Im new to Ubuntu Server!

[nandemonai]

Run a live cd on the server and post the /boot/grub/menu.lst file would probably be a good start.

Some info on the hardware you're running would also be helpful.

[FCarlo]

Here ist the menu.lst:

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-server
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-server root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-server
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-server (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-server root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-server

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

I installed Ubuntu Server on a 4 GB USB-Drive
These are the other specks:

Abit AW8D Motherboard
3.0GHz Pentium D
1GB Ram
ATI RADEON X300SE 128MB
1TB Western Digital Green Harddrive

[FCarlo]

Why did the Forum put Smileies in the Post:confused:?

[Wim Sturkenboom]

Because there are smiley codes in there :)

Put your filecontent between and

[nandemonai]

Well your menu.lst file looks ok so it's likely some form of hardware incompatibility.

We'll need hardware specs in order to go any further. Model name / number / parts etc

You can gather this information with the lspci, lsusb and lshw commands from the LiveCD.

[FCarlo]

How do copy all this stuff? Do I have to copy all this Text?! And if I do, how do I move Up and Down? It doesn't fit on to the Screen.

FCarlo

P.S.: Thanks for all the Help up to now!!!:D :)

[hessiess]

How do copy all this stuff? Do I have to copy all this Text?! And if I do, how do I move Up and Down? It doesn't fit on to the Screen.

FCarlo

P.S.: Thanks for all the Help up to now!!!:D :)

This kind of problem is very difficult to debug without physical access to the computer. Can you post all the information that you know about your system and also the contents of /var/log/boot and the output of df.

You can mount the Ubuntu partition with the live cd using the mount command:


sudo mkdir /media/ubunntu
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda[something] /media/ubuntu


Replace "[something]" with the partition number (would be shown in the output of the df command mentioned above) you may need to replace "ext3" if you used a different file system type, i.e. ext4.

[trundlenut]

How do copy all this stuff? Do I have to copy all this Text?! And if I do, how do I move Up and Down? It doesn't fit on to the Screen.

FCarlo

P.S.: Thanks for all the Help up to now!!!:D :)

Use > to redirect the commands output to a file like this:

lspci > lspci.txt

and save the resulting file to a USB stick or something like that. It should save it to your home directory.

[FCarlo]

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82975X Memory Controller Hub (rev c0)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82975X PCI Express Root Port (rev c0)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
02:00.0 Mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3132 Serial ATA Raid II Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
05:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)lsusb:
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 13fd:2040
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0781:5204 SanDisk Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 05ac:020c Apple Computer, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05ac:1003 Apple Computer, Inc. Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard [Mitsumi, A1048]
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 lshw:
friess-server
description: Desktop Computer
product: PROD00000000
vendor: OEM00000
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.2 dmi-2.2 smp-1.4 smp
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=0 uuid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-00508D9164B2
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: AW8D-MAX(Intel i975-ICH7)
vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
physical id: 0
version: 1.0
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
physical id: 0
version: 6.00 PG (03/20/2006)
size: 128KiB
capacity: 448KiB
capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D
slot: Socket 775
size: 3060MHz
capacity: 4GHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 204MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx x86-64 constant_tsc pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: a
slot: Internal Cache
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: b
slot: External Cache
size: 1MiB
capacity: 1MiB
capabilities: synchronous external write-back
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 16
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 1GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous
physical id: 0
slot: A0
size: 1GiB
width: 64 bits
*-bank:1
description: DIMM [empty]
physical id: 1
slot: A1
*-bank:2
description: DIMM [empty]
physical id: 2
slot: A2
*-bank:3
description: DIMM [empty]
physical id: 3
slot: A3
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: 82975X Memory Controller Hub
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: c0
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: 82975X PCI Express Root Port
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: c0
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-storage
description: Mass storage controller
product: SiI 3132 Serial ATA Raid II Controller
vendor: Silicon Image, Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: storage pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sata_sil24 latency=0 module=sata_sil24
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 01
serial: 00:50:8d:91:64:b1
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.2LK duplex=full ip=192.168.1.2 latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 5
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: eth1
version: 01
serial: 00:50:8d:91:64:b2
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.2LK duplex=half latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 module=ehci_hcd
*-pci:4df:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1 3753400 929088 2635152 27% /
/dev/scd0 3753400 929088 2635152 27% /media/cdrom0
tmpfs 513956 36 513920 1% /dev
tmpfs 3753400 929088 2635152 27% /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-generic/volatile

[FCarlo]

Help?!?!?! Is anyone going to help me?!?!:(

[Wim Sturkenboom]

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-server
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-server root=UUID=0da27c72-19fc-4068-8fb1-b2fa037284e4 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-server
quiet
Press <esc> at boot and edit the menu entry. Remove what is marked in italic red. You should then see what's going on during boot.

[FCarlo]

Still doesn't do or show anything!!!

[FCarlo]

I found the Problem!!! The USB-Flash-drive was not bootable! So that explains it all!!!:):D