johnnyhop
January 5th, 2011, 03:30 AM
Installed Kubuntu 10.10 after successfully running live CD. The install won't boot but doesn't go go grub rescue prompt instead produces the error message contained in the jpg attachment. This message comes up when rescue mode is selected as well. When this message comes up the system freezes, keyboard LEDs blink. Memtest runs as expected. The CPU is 64 bit, first installed the 32 bit version, then 64 bit. Results are the same with either. Here is the results.txt:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
=> Syslinux is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 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 * 2,048 15,624,191 15,622,144 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 15,624,192 16,601,087 976,896 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 16,601,088 390,721,535 374,120,448 83 Linux
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005527552 bytes
124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823296 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb2 * 62 7,818,695 7,818,634 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ext4
/dev/sda2 6b324cc3-d157-4bc7-83c0-8303879781f0 swap
/dev/sda3 3ee2dd03-4cb2-4ad9-bfa2-35e559a45c8a ext4
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb2 753C4E9E76DF7E20 ntfs
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr1 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdb2 /media/disk fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda3 /media/disk-1 ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
=========================== sda1/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=C.UTF-8
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### 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 ###
=============================== sda1/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
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=3ee2dd03-4cb2-4ad9-bfa2-35e559a45c8a /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=6b324cc3-d157-4bc7-83c0-8303879781f0 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
2.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
4.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
1.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
2.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
1.6GB: initrd.img
2.4GB: vmlinuz
sdb2 is the USB drive from which the bootinfoscript was run.
Indecently, Installed Mepis Linux, which is also Debian based, both 32 and 64 bit versions and no problem with booting. Mepis uses Grub 1 (legacy) so tried installing 64bit Kubuntu 10.10 again, purging grub-pc and grub-common then installed grub and grub-common and attempted to boot, grub exited with error 28.
Reinstalled Mepis which runs well, but its not Kubuntu which I'm so much more familiar.
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
=> Syslinux is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 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 * 2,048 15,624,191 15,622,144 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 15,624,192 16,601,087 976,896 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 16,601,088 390,721,535 374,120,448 83 Linux
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005527552 bytes
124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823296 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb2 * 62 7,818,695 7,818,634 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ext4
/dev/sda2 6b324cc3-d157-4bc7-83c0-8303879781f0 swap
/dev/sda3 3ee2dd03-4cb2-4ad9-bfa2-35e559a45c8a ext4
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb2 753C4E9E76DF7E20 ntfs
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr1 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdb2 /media/disk fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda3 /media/disk-1 ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
=========================== sda1/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=C.UTF-8
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### 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 ###
=============================== sda1/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
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=2c112dfc-3276-462d-9831-b9858cde199e / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=3ee2dd03-4cb2-4ad9-bfa2-35e559a45c8a /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=6b324cc3-d157-4bc7-83c0-8303879781f0 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
2.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
4.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
1.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
2.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
1.6GB: initrd.img
2.4GB: vmlinuz
sdb2 is the USB drive from which the bootinfoscript was run.
Indecently, Installed Mepis Linux, which is also Debian based, both 32 and 64 bit versions and no problem with booting. Mepis uses Grub 1 (legacy) so tried installing 64bit Kubuntu 10.10 again, purging grub-pc and grub-common then installed grub and grub-common and attempted to boot, grub exited with error 28.
Reinstalled Mepis which runs well, but its not Kubuntu which I'm so much more familiar.