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    error: no such device

    I successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04 using the 3rd method of partitions. I created them myself: everything on my SSD of 80 GB (not touching my 2nd internal drive of 1 TB). So: /dev/sda1 : ntfs : 42000 MB : that contains windows 7.
    /dev/sda2 : swap : 4613 MB
    /dev/sda3 : ext4 : / (my root dir) : 4614 MB
    /dev/sda4 : ext4 : /home : 28797 MB

    After I got some software updates, I was told by the system that I only had 189 MB left in my root directory. And the available space kept shrinking by using Firefox, etc. Then I decided to enlarge my root directory with the build-in partition program of the Live CD of Ubuntu 12.04 (AMD64). I removed the root and the home partition, and created the new partitions
    /dev/sda3 : ext4 : / (root) : 14000 MB
    /dev/sda4 : ext4 : /home : 19408 MB

    When i restarted my PC, I got this message:
    Code:
    error: no such device: b4fc040a-...
    grub rescue>
    I've already done some research on Grub2 and Grub Rescue, and also done the command
    ls
    and it gives: (hd0) (hd0,msdos2) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos4) (hd1,msdos3) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1) (fd0)
    When I tried the command
    ls (hd1,msdos3)
    it gives: error: bad filename
    ls (hd1,msdos4)
    it gives: error: bad filename

    I also have the results file of bootinfoscript:

    Code:
    Boot Info Script 0.61      [1 April 2012]
    
    
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    
     => Grub2 (v1.99) 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
        for (,msdos5)/boot/grub on this drive.
     => Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks at sector 1 of
        the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and uses an
        embedded config file:
       
        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        search.fs_uuid b4fc040a-a8ad-4e87-a944-9517e40c8985 root
        set prefix=($root)/boot/grub
        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        -----.
    
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows 7
        Boot files:        /Windows/System32/winload.exe
    
    sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:      
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:
        Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type ''
    
    sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  Grub2 (v1.99)
        Boot sector info:  Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the boot sector of sda3
                           and looks at sector 113237976 of the same hard drive
                           for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
                           for (,msdos3)/boot/grub on this drive.
        Operating System:  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
        Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
    
    sda4: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:
        Operating System: 
        Boot files:       
    
    sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System: 
        Boot files:        /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
    
    sdb2: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System: 
        Boot files:       
    
    ============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    
    Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 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    82,033,297    82,031,250   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda2          82,034,688    91,046,405     9,011,718  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda3          91,047,936   118,390,783    27,342,848  83 Linux
    /dev/sda4         118,390,784   156,301,311    37,910,528  83 Linux
    
    
    Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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/sdb1    *          2,048       206,847       204,800   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sdb2             206,848   242,394,347   242,187,500   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    
    
    "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
    
    Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL
    
    /dev/loop0                                              squashfs  
    /dev/sda1        341E3B4A1E3B0500                       ntfs      
    /dev/sda3        a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e   ext4      
    /dev/sda4        4ba7c8d9-7dd6-45af-8243-66c17fbe8f62   ext4      
    /dev/sdb1        BC80392F8038F20E                       ntfs       Door systeem gereserveerd
    /dev/sdb2        DE4684D74684B1B7                       ntfs       Data
    /dev/sr0                                                iso9660    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS amd64
    
    ================================ Mount points: =================================
    
    Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options
    
    /dev/loop0       /rofs                    squashfs   (ro,noatime)
    /dev/sda3        /media/a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e ext4       (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
    /dev/sr0         /cdrom                   iso9660    (ro,noatime)
    
    
    =========================== sda3/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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
      set have_grubenv=true
      load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    if [ "${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 recordfail {
      set recordfail=1
      if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
    }
    
    function load_video {
      insmod vbe
      insmod vga
      insmod video_bochs
      insmod video_cirrus
    }
    
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
    if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
      set gfxmode=auto
      load_video
      insmod gfxterm
      insmod part_msdos
      insmod ext2
      set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
      set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
      set lang=en_US
      insmod gettext
    fi
    terminal_output gfxterm
    if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
      set timeout=-1
    else
      set timeout=10
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    set menu_color_normal=white/black
    set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
    if background_color 44,0,30; then
      clear
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    function gfxmode {
        set gfxpayload="$1"
        if [ "$1" = "keep" ]; then
            set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
        else
            set vt_handoff=
        fi
    }
    if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
      if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
        if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
          if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
            set linux_gfx_mode=keep
          else
            set linux_gfx_mode=text
          fi
        else
          set linux_gfx_mode=text
        fi
      else
        set linux_gfx_mode=keep
      fi
    else
      set linux_gfx_mode=text
    fi
    export linux_gfx_mode
    if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
        recordfail
        gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
        insmod gzio
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
    }
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
        recordfail
        insmod gzio
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
        echo    'Loading Linux 3.2.0-23-generic ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e ro recovery nomodeset
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
        linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin
    }
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e
        linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)" --class windows --class os {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ntfs
        set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root BC80392F8038F20E
        chainloader +1
    }
    ### 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 ###
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =============================== sda3/etc/fstab: ================================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # Use 'blkid' 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    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
    # / was on /dev/sda3 during installation
    UUID=a7a74f33-6aa3-43f9-bd98-e72afeca238e /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
    # /home was on /dev/sda4 during installation
    UUID=4ba7c8d9-7dd6-45af-8243-66c17fbe8f62 /home           ext4    defaults        0       2
    # swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
    #UUID=092ac53c-b349-45f2-bf3a-2b8364598192 none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 none swap sw 0 0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sda3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
                   =                boot/grub/core.img                             1
                   =                boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
                   =                boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic               1
                   =                boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic                  1
                   =                initrd.img                                     1
                   =                vmlinuz                                        1
    
    ========= Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive: =========
    
    sdc sdd sde sdf
    
    =============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
    
    xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
    xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
    xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
    "Door systeem gereserveerd" means "Reserved by the system".

    It is clearly shown in this script that all the required files for Ubuntu reside in dev/sda3 (hd1,msdos3). No menu is shown when booting the PC. So this can only be solved using Grub Rescue, I assume. What is the correct order of the commands that I need to give?

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    Re: error: no such device

    Couple of problems, you have part of the windows boot on sdb.
    sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD

    This should be in the sda1 partition.

    Is the sda HD set as the first read HD in the bios?

    You have grub in both HD's mbr's





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    Re: error: no such device

    When you delete the partition and create a new one, it's created with a new UUID and it doesn't match any more.

    Boot with the ubuntu cd in live mode, open terminal and execute:
    Code:
    sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
    Restart. Go into BIOS and make sure the SSD is first in the boot order, not the HDD.

    Note that you will still continue to have a broken grub2 on the HDD so if you ever try to boot from it it will give you an error. If you would like to add grub2 to the MBR of the HDD too, when doing the above commands from live mode execute this one too:
    Code:
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdb
    That will install grub2 to both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb so in reality it doesn't matter which one you boot first.
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    Re: error: no such device

    Quote Originally Posted by wilee-nilee View Post
    Couple of problems, you have part of the windows boot on sdb.
    sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD

    This should be in the sda1 partition.

    Is the sda HD set as the first read HD in the bios?

    You have grub in both HD's mbr's
    This is rare, but not a problem on itself. Windows always puts the boot files where the boot flag is, so I guess the boot flag was on sdb1 and the boot files were copied there, while the system partition for windows is still sda1.
    It should work fine as long as you have both disks in your system.
    If in future you take away the HDD for example, win7 will stop booting.
    Darko.
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    Re: error: no such device

    Quote Originally Posted by darkod View Post
    This is rare, but not a problem on itself. Windows always puts the boot files where the boot flag is, so I guess the boot flag was on sdb1 and the boot files were copied there, while the system partition for windows is still sda1.
    It should work fine as long as you have both disks in your system.
    If in future you take away the HDD for example, win7 will stop booting.
    As a rephrase that is a problem waiting to happen, especially for an unaware user.





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    Quote Originally Posted by darkod View Post
    When you delete the partition and create a new one, it's created with a new UUID and it doesn't match any more.

    Boot with the ubuntu cd in live mode, open terminal and execute:
    Code:
    sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
    Restart. Go into BIOS and make sure the SSD is first in the boot order, not the HDD.

    Note that you will still continue to have a broken grub2 on the HDD so if you ever try to boot from it it will give you an error. If you would like to add grub2 to the MBR of the HDD too, when doing the above commands from live mode execute this one too:
    Code:
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdb
    That will install grub2 to both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb so in reality it doesn't matter which one you boot first.
    Thanks very much, Darko. Ok, that solved the problem. I installed grub2 to both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. So I didn't have to go into the BIOS.

    Before I've read your answers, I checked out the thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1821980 and saw the screenshot of Boot Repair with the button 'Recommended Repair', and in answer 8, there's another screenshot 'Repair the boot of the computer' : OS to boot by default, etc. I was able to burn the downloaded ISO with Brasero while running Ubuntu 12.04 off the live CD. Just wondering if that also would have solved my problem.

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    Re: error: no such device

    Quote Originally Posted by xabilo View Post
    Thanks very much, Darko. Ok, that solved the problem. I installed grub2 to both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. So I didn't have to go into the BIOS.

    Before I've read your answers, I checked out the thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1821980 and saw the screenshot of Boot Repair with the button 'Recommended Repair', and in answer 8, there's another screenshot 'Repair the boot of the computer' : OS to boot by default, etc. I was able to burn the downloaded ISO with Brasero while running Ubuntu 12.04 off the live CD. Just wondering if that also would have solved my problem.
    This is the sort of answer which had me warning about the problems that could happen.

    When you half fix stuff, you are in more danger later trying to figure out what you have done instead of getting the basic skills together to understand where you're at now and setting this up correctly.

    It may work, but it is not really correct, and you don't really understand why.





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    Hi
    For information, Boot-Repair here would:
    1) reinstall GRUB in both MBRs (=darkod's suggestion which solved the problem)
    2) and copy the /bootmgr /Boot/BCD on sda1 (which would solve the "problem waiting to happen" ).

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    Re: error: no such device

    Quote Originally Posted by wilee-nilee View Post
    This is the sort of answer which had me warning about the problems that could happen.

    When you half fix stuff, you are in more danger later trying to figure out what you have done instead of getting the basic skills together to understand where you're at now and setting this up correctly.

    It may work, but it is not really correct, and you don't really understand why.
    I'm even more confused now. I explain what I've done:

    Boot with the ubuntu cd in live mode, open terminal and execute:

    sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
    sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdb

    and I restarted my PC. The menu appeared with Ubuntu on top, and could access and use Ubuntu.

    Jimmy
    Last edited by xabilo; June 20th, 2012 at 11:22 AM. Reason: pasting didn't show up the code window, so removed that.

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