xihad76
April 3rd, 2009, 01:12 PM
while trying to install grub loader according to the instruction stated in that post (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351) i found the following messages:
grub> root (hd0,5)
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,5)/boot/grub/stage2
/boot/grub/menu.lst"... failed
Error 12: Invalid device requested
# here are the outputs of the commands suggested by meierfra (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=552151).
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu
omitting empty partition (5)
Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40019582464 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders, total 78163247 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab3fab3f
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 14329979 7164958+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 14329980 78140159 31905090 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3 28660023 45046259 8193118+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda5 14330106 25655804 5662849+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 25655868 28659959 1502046 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 45046323 61432559 8193118+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda8 61432623 78140159 8353768+ b W95 FAT32
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo sfdisk -d
# partition table of /dev/sda
unit: sectors
/dev/sda1 : start= 63, size= 14329917, Id= 7, bootable
/dev/sda2 : start= 14329980, size= 63810180, Id= f
/dev/sda3 : start= 28660023, size= 16386237, Id= b
/dev/sda4 : start= 0, size= 0, Id= 0
/dev/sda5 : start= 14330106, size= 11325699, Id=83
/dev/sda6 : start= 25655868, size= 3004092, Id=82
/dev/sda7 : start= 45046323, size= 16386237, Id= b
/dev/sda8 : start= 61432623, size= 16707537, Id= b
plz help me.. looking forward to hear from u..
grub> root (hd0,5)
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,5)/boot/grub/stage2
/boot/grub/menu.lst"... failed
Error 12: Invalid device requested
# here are the outputs of the commands suggested by meierfra (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=552151).
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu
omitting empty partition (5)
Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40019582464 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders, total 78163247 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab3fab3f
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 14329979 7164958+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 14329980 78140159 31905090 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3 28660023 45046259 8193118+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda5 14330106 25655804 5662849+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 25655868 28659959 1502046 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 45046323 61432559 8193118+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda8 61432623 78140159 8353768+ b W95 FAT32
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo sfdisk -d
# partition table of /dev/sda
unit: sectors
/dev/sda1 : start= 63, size= 14329917, Id= 7, bootable
/dev/sda2 : start= 14329980, size= 63810180, Id= f
/dev/sda3 : start= 28660023, size= 16386237, Id= b
/dev/sda4 : start= 0, size= 0, Id= 0
/dev/sda5 : start= 14330106, size= 11325699, Id=83
/dev/sda6 : start= 25655868, size= 3004092, Id=82
/dev/sda7 : start= 45046323, size= 16386237, Id= b
/dev/sda8 : start= 61432623, size= 16707537, Id= b
plz help me.. looking forward to hear from u..