ubuntu 10.04 Kernel Update 11-27-2010

[GottaGoMedia]

With the updates this morning I received the new Kernel and Headers. Now I can't boot. Anyone else receiving this? Anyone got a fix other than reinstall? I finally got my web platform in shape for development. No backup.

[dino99]

so you might have the previous kernel installed and the recovery modes too. Hold down the "shift" key at end of bios process to see the grub menu on a single distro installation.

[Rubi1200]

Hi and welcome to the forums :-)

Was there also an update for GRUB? If yes, what did you choose to do when it popped up a dialog box?

The advice posted above by dino99 is also worth pursuing.

[GottaGoMedia]

I don't even get to the GRUB selection screen. Let me try the shift trick. I'll post what happens. I only have one machine at the moment, so need to reboot out of windows mode. Thanks for the replies!

[GottaGoMedia]

No dice with shift. Before it loads the GRUB screen it says:

Error: unknown command 'loadfont'.

And, yes, there was an update for GRUB as well.

[Rubi1200]

It sounds as if this might be a GRUB issue.

To make sure, please boot with a LiveCD and choose to try Ubuntu.

Click on the link at the bottom of my post and run the boot info script (instructions included).

Post the results back here and we will take a look.

Thanks.

[GottaGoMedia]

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM /wubildr.mbr
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr /wubildr
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk

sda1/Wubi: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 63 419,842,709 419,842,647 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 419,842,710 625,137,344 205,294,635 83 Linux


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/loop1 92fc84d0-c73f-4264-9d9f-0403bcf74b24 ext4
/dev/sda1 6A0871300870FC7F ntfs
/dev/sda2 f84b1492-a625-4c17-bcfa-ee3c8c696b5b ext4 New Volume
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sdb: No medium found
error: /dev/sdc: No medium found
error: /dev/sdd: No medium found
error: /dev/sde: No medium found

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr1 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)


================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /noexecute=alwaysoff
C:\wubildr.mbr = "Ubuntu"

======================== sda1/Wubi/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ========================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/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
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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
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
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-26-generic" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-26-generic (recovery mode)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-25-generic" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-25-generic (recovery mode)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-24-generic" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6a0871300870fc7f
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
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 ###

============================= sda1/Wubi/etc/fstab: =============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' 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
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk / ext4 loop,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk none swap loop,sw 0 0

================= sda1/Wubi: Location of files loaded by Grub: =================


7.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
15.2GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
15.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
16.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
15.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic
15.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
16.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic
16.5GB: initrd.img
15.7GB: initrd.img.old
16.2GB: vmlinuz
15.7GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

sdb sdc sdd sde

[Rubi1200]

Thanks for posting the results.

Take a look here for a description of the problem and possible solutions:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10159040&postcount=5

[Kurofune]

This seems to be similar to the problem that I posted just after you here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1632001) except I'm not getting any errors before a restart. I'm going to try the shift advice and the boot_script advice.

[Rubi1200]

This seems to be similar to the problem that I posted just after you here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1632001) except I'm not getting any errors before a restart. I'm going to try the shift advice and the boot_script advice.
I just posted a reply in your thread ;)

[GottaGoMedia]

Any chance you could explain what happened here? And, what deleting most of that file did? I'm back up and running.

[Rubi1200]

Firstly, I am very pleased you got things worked out :)

Please mark this thread Solved using the Thread Tools near the top of the page.

Forum member bcbc (one of our Wubi experts) could explain it better, but I will give it a go.

There are problems with GRUB, especially GRUB updates, that cause Wubi installs to fail. It is a bit more complicated than that, but keep an eye out for his posts for a better explanation.

[Kurofune]

I just posted a reply in your thread ;)

Rubi1200, you're awesome. I'll be responding on that thread but the link you posted worked like a charm with some minor modifications for the way my wubi system was setup.

Thanks

[GottaGoMedia]

Thanks again :).

[Rubi1200]

You are both more than welcome :)

Full credit goes to forum member bcbc who has worked on fixes for these issues.