LatinHacker
February 1st, 2011, 10:54 PM
I have a problem, my screen goes to de "Grub rescue>" saying "Unknown filesystem"
My Boot info from the live CD says:
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 #6 for /boot/grub.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows 7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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:
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 731,006,975 730,800,128 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 731,021,821 976,768,064 245,746,244 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 731,021,823 764,453,024 33,431,202 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 764,453,088 976,768,064 212,314,977 83 Linux
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 156,537,359 156,537,297 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 156,537,360 976,768,064 820,230,705 83 Linux
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 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 End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 1,953,520,064 1,953,520,002 83 Linux
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 DE74E88F74E86BA9 ntfs System Reserved
/dev/sda2 C8B4F5E6B4F5D742 ntfs
/dev/sda3: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 a5eea473-38c5-46dc-8249-515e0f31b59f swap
/dev/sda6 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5 ext2
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 589BEA8471065D9C ntfs LatinHacker_75
/dev/sdb2 bfe89584-3960-407d-b53b-7ea07c3c28c8 ext2 LatinHacker_450
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc1 786cc81e-292d-4f6a-95ce-7ac16b4cb45f ext2 LatinHacker_USB
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdc1 /media/LatinHacker_USB ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sdb1 /media/LatinHacker_75 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdb2 /media/LatinHacker_450 ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
=========================== sda6/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
set locale_dir=($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 ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=/dev/sda6 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=/dev/sda6 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
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/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set de74e88f74e86ba9
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 ###
=============================== sda6/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/sda6 during installation
UUID=8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=a5eea473-38c5-46dc-8249-515e0f31b59f none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
480.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
480.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
480.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
480.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
480.5GB: initrd.img
480.4GB: vmlinuz
And when I tried:
I would recommend to try once again press and hold down Shift key from your Bios screen. You can try with both the Shift keys one by one and see if it takes you to Grub menu.
Or if not, I wonder if Grub was correctly installed. For diagnosing that, we need to you to boot an Ubuntu Live CD/USB (desktop edition) in Try mode and post the output of bootinfoscript as per instructions here.
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net (http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/)
boot_info_script is a bash script which searches all hard drives attached to the computer for information related to booting and displays it in a convenient format. Its primary use is for troubleshooting booting problems.
How to use the boot info script
Boot into any Linux based operating system, LiveCD or LiveUSB with an Internet connection.
Download the Boot Info Script (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript)
Open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal in Gnome) and type sudo bash [path/to/the/download_folder]/boot_info_script*.sh For example if you downloaded the file to the desktop, use sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
If your operation system does not use sudo, use su
bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
You will now have the file RESULTS.txt in the same directory as the script. But if the script is inside a system directory (like /usr or /etc) RESULTS.txt will be in the home directory.
If you already have an existing RESULTS.txt, subsequent files will be called RESULTS1.txt, RESULTS2.txt,...
Open RESULTS.txt in your favorite text editor.
If you came here from a Linux forum, paste the content of RESULTS.txt into your next post. Make sure to use the appropriate formating. For example in the Ubuntu forums click on the code tags (the symbol #) before pasting RESULTS.txt.
it gave me this:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /mnt/boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).
No path or device is specified.
Try `/usr/sbin/grub-probe --help' for more information.
Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed.
Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly.
My guess is that because it is loading from a SATA drive in the 4th position and this new computer (custom build) is more likely to work with a HDD in the 1st or 3rd SSATA position, I most change something, but the CMOS/BIOS is set to start from sda... not sure what to do.
Update...
I am attempting to install the Grub on sda1 instead of sda6. No video card issues here, Linux and Windows cannot read the HDD once I installed either.](*,)
Update...
It did not work, same result.
My Boot info from the live CD says:
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 #6 for /boot/grub.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows 7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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:
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext2
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 731,006,975 730,800,128 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 731,021,821 976,768,064 245,746,244 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 731,021,823 764,453,024 33,431,202 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 764,453,088 976,768,064 212,314,977 83 Linux
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 156,537,359 156,537,297 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 156,537,360 976,768,064 820,230,705 83 Linux
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 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 End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 1,953,520,064 1,953,520,002 83 Linux
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 DE74E88F74E86BA9 ntfs System Reserved
/dev/sda2 C8B4F5E6B4F5D742 ntfs
/dev/sda3: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 a5eea473-38c5-46dc-8249-515e0f31b59f swap
/dev/sda6 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5 ext2
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 589BEA8471065D9C ntfs LatinHacker_75
/dev/sdb2 bfe89584-3960-407d-b53b-7ea07c3c28c8 ext2 LatinHacker_450
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc1 786cc81e-292d-4f6a-95ce-7ac16b4cb45f ext2 LatinHacker_USB
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdc1 /media/LatinHacker_USB ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sdb1 /media/LatinHacker_75 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdb2 /media/LatinHacker_450 ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
=========================== sda6/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
set locale_dir=($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 ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=/dev/sda6 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=/dev/sda6 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5
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/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set de74e88f74e86ba9
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 ###
=============================== sda6/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/sda6 during installation
UUID=8ce055a2-ff5c-417d-82f7-43bdaffa3ed5 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=a5eea473-38c5-46dc-8249-515e0f31b59f none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
480.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
480.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
480.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
480.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
480.5GB: initrd.img
480.4GB: vmlinuz
And when I tried:
I would recommend to try once again press and hold down Shift key from your Bios screen. You can try with both the Shift keys one by one and see if it takes you to Grub menu.
Or if not, I wonder if Grub was correctly installed. For diagnosing that, we need to you to boot an Ubuntu Live CD/USB (desktop edition) in Try mode and post the output of bootinfoscript as per instructions here.
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net (http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/)
boot_info_script is a bash script which searches all hard drives attached to the computer for information related to booting and displays it in a convenient format. Its primary use is for troubleshooting booting problems.
How to use the boot info script
Boot into any Linux based operating system, LiveCD or LiveUSB with an Internet connection.
Download the Boot Info Script (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript)
Open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal in Gnome) and type sudo bash [path/to/the/download_folder]/boot_info_script*.sh For example if you downloaded the file to the desktop, use sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
If your operation system does not use sudo, use su
bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
You will now have the file RESULTS.txt in the same directory as the script. But if the script is inside a system directory (like /usr or /etc) RESULTS.txt will be in the home directory.
If you already have an existing RESULTS.txt, subsequent files will be called RESULTS1.txt, RESULTS2.txt,...
Open RESULTS.txt in your favorite text editor.
If you came here from a Linux forum, paste the content of RESULTS.txt into your next post. Make sure to use the appropriate formating. For example in the Ubuntu forums click on the code tags (the symbol #) before pasting RESULTS.txt.
it gave me this:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /mnt/boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).
No path or device is specified.
Try `/usr/sbin/grub-probe --help' for more information.
Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed.
Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly.
My guess is that because it is loading from a SATA drive in the 4th position and this new computer (custom build) is more likely to work with a HDD in the 1st or 3rd SSATA position, I most change something, but the CMOS/BIOS is set to start from sda... not sure what to do.
Update...
I am attempting to install the Grub on sda1 instead of sda6. No video card issues here, Linux and Windows cannot read the HDD once I installed either.](*,)
Update...
It did not work, same result.