logic_guy76
January 2nd, 2009, 01:37 AM
I have a single hard drive partitioned like this:
/dev/sdb
sdb1 ntfs (WinXP)
sdb2 Extended
sdb5 ntfs (extra storage for WinXP)
sdb6 ext3 (Fedora Linux 2)
sdb7 ext3 (Ubuntu)
sdb8 ext3 (extra storage for Linux)
sdb9 linux-swap
I previously had WinXP and Fedora Linux 2 running with GRUB used to select which one.
I installed Ubuntu 8.10 in sdb7 from the live CD. (sdb7 was previously empty.) The installation seemed to proceed with out a hitch. Now, when I power on the PC I get this GRUB menu:
Ubuntu 8.10. kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10. kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10. memtest86+
Other operating systems:
Windows NT/2000/XP
Fedora Linux 2 (2.6.5-1.358smp) (on /dev/sdb6)
Fedora Linux 2-up (2.6.5-1.358) (on /dev/sdb6)
XP and Fedora still boot OK. HOWEVER, when I select any of the Ubuntu options, I immediately get this message from GRUB:
Boot from (hd0,5) ext3 638746f-...(a bunch more digits)
Error 15: File not found
Press an key to continue...
Pressing a key takes me back to the GRUB menu.
All 3 Ubuntu 8.10... selections give the same Error 15 message.
I tried wiping the sdb7 partition clean (reformatted). Also removed GRUB temporarily so I had just a single boot into XP only. Tried the Ubuntu installation again. Exactly the same results. Trying to boot Ubuntu immediately gives the Error 15 message and take me back to the GRUB menu.
It seems that the install procedure is not configuring GRUB correctly.
Any suggestions?
/dev/sdb
sdb1 ntfs (WinXP)
sdb2 Extended
sdb5 ntfs (extra storage for WinXP)
sdb6 ext3 (Fedora Linux 2)
sdb7 ext3 (Ubuntu)
sdb8 ext3 (extra storage for Linux)
sdb9 linux-swap
I previously had WinXP and Fedora Linux 2 running with GRUB used to select which one.
I installed Ubuntu 8.10 in sdb7 from the live CD. (sdb7 was previously empty.) The installation seemed to proceed with out a hitch. Now, when I power on the PC I get this GRUB menu:
Ubuntu 8.10. kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10. kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10. memtest86+
Other operating systems:
Windows NT/2000/XP
Fedora Linux 2 (2.6.5-1.358smp) (on /dev/sdb6)
Fedora Linux 2-up (2.6.5-1.358) (on /dev/sdb6)
XP and Fedora still boot OK. HOWEVER, when I select any of the Ubuntu options, I immediately get this message from GRUB:
Boot from (hd0,5) ext3 638746f-...(a bunch more digits)
Error 15: File not found
Press an key to continue...
Pressing a key takes me back to the GRUB menu.
All 3 Ubuntu 8.10... selections give the same Error 15 message.
I tried wiping the sdb7 partition clean (reformatted). Also removed GRUB temporarily so I had just a single boot into XP only. Tried the Ubuntu installation again. Exactly the same results. Trying to boot Ubuntu immediately gives the Error 15 message and take me back to the GRUB menu.
It seems that the install procedure is not configuring GRUB correctly.
Any suggestions?