Grub Restore Prompt

[brainard52]

Here's the story: I noticed that I didn't have a swap partition. I had 3 partitions at the time. two 15 gig partitions; holding winXP and Ubuntu. the 3rd partition was the rest of the space. I was using it as a file storage partition so that I could easily reinstall either of the OS's without having to back up my files. I deleted the 3rd partition, and formatted a bit into a swap partition. then I tried to format the rest into my file storage. i couldn't so i rebooted. I got the grub restore prompt. I immediately googled it, and got the below page.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1326788

I followed the steps and got:


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.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdf

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

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed:
mount: unknown filesystem type ''

sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdf1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: MSWIN4.1: Fat 32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

sdg: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
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 31,464,719 31,464,657 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 31,464,781 625,141,759 593,676,979 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 593,688,576 625,141,759 31,453,184 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 31,471,398 45,142,649 13,671,252 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 31,464,783 31,471,396 6,614 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdf ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdf: 4041 MB, 4041211392 bytes
4 heads, 32 sectors/track, 61663 cylinders, total 7892991 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdf1 * 32 7,892,990 7,892,959 b W95 FAT32


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 B6704499704461EB ntfs
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ext4
/dev/sda7 f79331ef-520d-4a84-99d0-248ee15f26e5 swap New Volume
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdf1 6413-0209 vfat LANDON
/dev/sdf: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdg 0A97-F778 vfat Landon
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/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdf1 /media/LANDON vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=999,gid=999,sh ortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,flush)
/dev/sdg /media/Landon vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=999,gid=999,sh ortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,flush)
/dev/sda1 /media/B6704499704461EB fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sda5 /media/c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)


================================ 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

=========================== sda5/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-31-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-31-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-30-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-29-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
### 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 c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### 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 b6704499704461eb
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 ###

=============================== sda5/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=c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1

=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


317.0GB: boot/grub/core.img
318.0GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
305.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
305.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic
308.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic
318.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
317.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
305.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic
308.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic
318.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic
318.9GB: initrd.img
308.3GB: initrd.img.old
318.7GB: vmlinuz
308.3GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

00000000 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff cf 93 2c 7b 57 7d 83 88 |..........,{W}..|
00000010 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 91 ac e7 59 2b ea 62 7a |...........Y+.bz|
00000020 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ab 72 87 51 fc 7d 55 55 |.........r.Q.}UU|
00000030 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff b2 ac 87 51 a5 25 25 b5 |...........Q.%%.|
00000040 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 71 a4 ef 93 57 ce d2 e7 |........q...W...|
00000050 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 71 a4 ce 93 5a 87 e2 5b |........q...Z..[|
00000060 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 0f 9c 85 41 7a 60 c0 c0 |...........Az`..|
00000070 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 28 62 e4 38 d5 25 02 a8 |........(b.8.%..|
00000080 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ef 93 08 5a 55 f9 01 09 |...........ZU...|
00000090 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 30 a4 28 52 55 55 57 78 |........0.(RUUWx|
000000a0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 69 5a e7 49 0b 3d f5 d5 |........iZ.I.=..|
000000b0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 69 5a 45 39 58 e0 88 5a |........iZE9X..Z|
000000c0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 69 5a 45 39 55 55 58 62 |........iZE9UUXb|
000000d0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 45 39 41 18 70 a0 00 00 |........E9A.p...|
000000e0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 28 52 24 31 01 35 57 f5 |........(R$1.5W.|
000000f0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 69 5a 24 31 08 00 8b 75 |........iZ$1...u|
00000100 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 07 4a 25 39 00 28 15 95 |.........J%9.(..|
00000110 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff e7 49 e3 28 60 80 00 80 |.........I.(`...|
00000120 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 85 41 c3 28 d5 d5 d6 70 |.........A.(...p|
00000130 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 0b 7b e3 28 25 b5 d5 55 |.........{.(%..U|
00000140 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff cd 93 a6 49 02 aa aa a9 |...........I....|
00000150 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 0e a4 4b 8b fa 57 e3 03 |..........K..W..|
00000160 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ed a3 2a 8b 7f d5 bf 00 |..........*.....|
00000170 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff cc 9b e9 82 7f 7f ee a8 |................|
00000180 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 8b 93 a8 7a d7 ff aa 00 |...........z....|
00000190 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ac 9b e9 82 e7 57 2a 0a |.............W*.|
000001a0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ed 9b e9 82 ff 55 aa 00 |.............U..|
000001b0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff cc 9b 0a 83 ff f5 00 fe |................|
000001c0 ff ff 83 fe ff ff b3 da 82 21 00 f0 df 01 00 fe |.........!......|
000001d0 ff ff 05 fe ff ff d8 19 00 00 55 9b d0 00 00 00 |..........U.....|
000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200


=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

sdb sdc sdd sde


Anyway, I would like some instruction on how to get my computer up and running again please :)

[Hedgehog1]

I believe your system is acting up because you managed to create 2 swap partitons rather than a data and swap partiton - and one of those partitons is 'not right'. You also have a boot loader installation error.


sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed:
mount: unknown filesystem type ''

sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:



/dev/sda6 31,471,398 45,142,649 13,671,252 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 31,464,783 31,471,396 6,614 82 Linux swap / Solaris



/dev/sda5 c34d8ef4-9c20-443f-9fe1-5592f1f5d71f ext4
/dev/sda6 has no UUID
/dev/sda7 f79331ef-520d-4a84-99d0-248ee15f26e5 swap New Volume

So, using gparted from the LiveCD/LiveUSB, please removed and then re-add the /dev/sda6 partition, making it 'ntfs' or 'fat32' so you can share data, and format it.

Additionally, you have installed your boot loader on /dev/sda2 rather than on /dev/sda.

Again from the LiveCD/LiveUSB, do this:



sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt


sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda

These two changes should have you booting again.

The Hedge

:KS

[brainard52]

thanks. i'll let you know how it turns out :)

[brainard52]

I LOVE YOU (eh, my way of saying thankyouthankyouthankyouIamForeverInDebtToYou!)! thank you :)

[Hedgehog1]

I LOVE YOU (eh, my way of saying thankyouthankyouthankyouIamForeverInDebtToYou!)! thank you :)

I will assume that worked. <in my best Mr Burn's voice> 'Excellent!'


The 'Helpful' Hedge

:KS

p.s. Please mark the thread as solved using the thread tool in the upper right hand corner of the page.

[brainard52]

yes it did. and My compy can handle quite a bit more now because of the swap xD