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JCMB1
September 27th, 2011, 10:49 PM
I upgraded a single OS Ubuntu 11.04 install and now the only thing the computer does is:

"GNU GRUB Version 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu 3
Minimal BASH - like line editing is Supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions.
Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.

grub>"

The CD rom isn't reading and neither is the USB drive. That means the live CD and boot-repair CDs can't be used.

IS there some other way to get this computer to boot?

MG&TL
September 27th, 2011, 10:52 PM
So, you have checked BIOS to check that it's set to boot from CD/USB? If BIOS won't work, then I doubt that it is the OS that is the problem.

JCMB1
September 27th, 2011, 11:00 PM
How do I do that?

JCMB1
September 27th, 2011, 11:54 PM
OK, I can't figure out how to check the bios configuration.

But, we are able to do miminal commands

-ls produces the following
(hd0) (hdo,msdos1)

Unfortunately, we aren't able to figure out what we need to do to get grub to load.

I don't think this is a bios problem since we can do miminal work and something is loading.

Unfortunately, we still can get the computer to recognise the CD or USB drive. That means no live CD or boot-repair cd.

Any further suggestions?

garvinrick4
September 27th, 2011, 11:58 PM
Usually before boots to grub screen you can hit F10 or f2 or esc and it will get you
to the Bios to change boot order and or change at individual boots. Have to be quick
and tap the key sometimes. Usually tells you very fast which key to tap.
Once you figure that out then boot off of the Live cd or Usb and report back for commands
to repair grub (boot loader)

YesWeCan
September 28th, 2011, 12:39 AM
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#A.27.27grub.3E.27.27_Prompt_Booting

MAFoElffen
September 28th, 2011, 12:47 AM
I upgraded a single OS Ubuntu 11.04 install and now the only thing the computer does is:

"GNU GRUB Version 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu 3
Minimal BASH - like line editing is Supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions.
Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.

grub>"

The CD rom isn't reading and neither is the USB drive. That means the live CD and boot-repair CDs can't be used.

IS there some other way to get this computer to boot?
Are you saying that it isn't reading the CD or USB at the boot process before it gets to the HDD or that it isn't reading them from the GRUB prompt?

JCMB1
September 28th, 2011, 01:09 AM
MAFoElffen (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1044547)
It isn't reading the CD or USB at the boot process. No, function keys let us reset the bios boot sequence.

YesWeCan, that is helpful, the set command produced the following result:

Color_highlight=black/white
color_normal=white/black
pager=
prefix=(hd0,msdos1)/boot/grub
root=hd0,msdos1

what's throwing me is the msdos1 part since I am used to something more like hd0,0 or hd0,1

lsmod produced

name ref count dependencies
minicmd 1
linux 1
normal,vbe,mmap,relocator,video,boot
vbe 2 video_fb,video
video_fb 3 video
mmap 2 boot
relocator 2
video 9
normal 2 terminal,crypto,extcmd,boot
gzio 0
terminal 4
crypto 4
extcmd 4
boot 9
part_msdos 1
ext2 1 fshelp
fshelp 2
biosdisk 1

I may have said, but I want to reiterate that this is an ubuntu only installation, not multiOS.

I am wondering if the msdos is messing up the boot sequence.

YesWeCan
September 28th, 2011, 01:40 AM
So what happens when you enter these commands at the grub> prompt?
set root=(hd0,1)
linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /initrd.img
boot

Blasphemist
September 28th, 2011, 01:50 AM
YesWeCan gave the right steps but I thought it all might make more sense to you if you have the documentation. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#GRUB_2_Troubleshooting_Preparation

It walks you through the whats, whys and hows.

JCMB1
September 28th, 2011, 05:01 PM
OK, we tried linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro which didn't work, but the following worked:


set root=(hd0,1) linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda0 ro initrd /initrd.img boot
This ran some code and came up with initramfs

The flash drive loaded

Then the CD rom read and we were able to get into the boot-repair disk.

SO, I guess I'll mark this as solved for the time.

YesWeCan--your name is most apt and we did it!

BTW, I should add two comments to this thread.

This is a laptop where the drive was replaced and ubuntu installed on the drive, which is probably why I can't access bios.

Also, this was done with a friend who has the computer via telephone.

But, thanks, for all your help!

JCMB1
September 28th, 2011, 05:09 PM
I should add that I think the upgrade may have changed the boot sequence of the computer.

This is the website that boot-repair gave after it was done

http://paste.debian.net/132867/

Posting 132867 from boot-repair posted at 2011-09-28 18:03:37 expires: 2011-10-05 18:03:37



Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011 ============================= Boot Info Summary: =============================== => Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks for ?? on this drive. => Syslinux MBR (3.61-4.03) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb. sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________ File system: ext4 Boot sector type: - Boot sector info: Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________ File system: Extended Partition Boot sector type: - Boot sector info: sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________ File system: swsuspend Boot sector type: - Boot sector info: Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type 'swsuspend' sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________ File system: vfat Boot sector type: SYSLINUX 3.63 Debian-2008-07-15 Boot sector info: Syslinux looks at sector 15282 of /dev/sdb1 for its second stage. The integrity check of Syslinux failed. According to the info in the boot sector, sdb1 starts at sector 0. But according to the info from fdisk, sdb1 starts at sector 62. Operating System: Boot files: /syslinux/syslinux.cfg /ldlinux.sys ============================ 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 Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System /dev/sda1 * 2,048 623,112,191 623,110,144 83 Linux /dev/sda2 623,114,238 625,141,759 2,027,522 5 Extended /dev/sda5 623,114,240 625,141,759 2,027,520 82 Linux swap / Solaris Drive: sdb __________________________________________________ ___________________ Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005560320 bytes 124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823360 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System /dev/sdb1 * 62 7,818,695 7,818,634 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) "blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________ Device UUID TYPE LABEL /dev/loop0 squashfs /dev/sda1 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 ext4 /dev/sda5 36b1199b-1469-419d-83ac-ed4752c65c40 swsuspend /dev/sdb1 E590-8A99 vfat ================================ Mount points: ================================= Device Mount_Point Type Options /dev/sr0 /live/image iso9660 (ro,noatime) =========================== 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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi } function load_video { insmod vbe insmod vga insmod video_bochs insmod video_cirrus } insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then set gfxmode=auto load_video insmod gfxterm fi terminal_output gfxterm insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale set lang=en_US insmod gettext if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then set timeout=10 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 if background_color 44,0,30; then clear fi ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then set linux_gfx_mode=keep else set linux_gfx_mode=text fi else set linux_gfx_mode=text fi else set linux_gfx_mode=keep fi else set linux_gfx_mode=text fi export linux_gfx_mode if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-11-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic } menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-11-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-11-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 ro single echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic } submenu "Previous Linux versions" { menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic } menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-8-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 ro single echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-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='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin } menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" { insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8 } ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### 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=733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=36b1199b-1469-419d-83ac-ed4752c65c40 none swap sw 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ==================== GiB - GB File Fragment(s) ?? = ?? boot/grub/core.img 1 ?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg 1 ?? = ?? boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic 3 ?? = ?? boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic 2 ?? = ?? boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic 2 ?? = ?? boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic 1 ?? = ?? initrd.img 3 ?? = ?? initrd.img.old 2 ?? = ?? vmlinuz 2 ?? = ?? vmlinuz.old 1 ========================= sdb1/syslinux/syslinux.cfg: ========================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # D-I config version 2.0 include menu.cfg default vesamenu.c32 prompt 0 timeout 50 gfxboot bootlogo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================= sdb1: Location of files loaded by Syslinux: ================== GiB - GB File Fragment(s) ?? = ?? ldlinux.sys 1 ?? = ?? syslinux/gfxboot.c32 1 ?? = ?? syslinux/syslinux.cfg 1 ?? = ?? syslinux/vesamenu.c32 1 ============== sdb1: Version of COM32(R) files used by Syslinux: =============== syslinux/gfxboot.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx) syslinux/vesamenu.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx) =============================== StdErr Messages: =============================== File descriptor 3 (pipe:[6809]) leaked on lvscan invocation. Parent PID 17680: bash File descriptor 7 (pipe:[6809]) leaked on lvscan invocation. Parent PID 17680: bash File descriptor 63 (pipe:[12989]) leaked on lvscan invocation. Parent PID 17680: bash No volume groups found mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : **************** log of boot-repair 2011-09-28__16h01 **************** boot-repair version : 3-0ppa7~lucid clean-ubiquity-common version : 3-0ppa6~lucid internet: connected boot-repair-common version : 3.0-0ppa7~lucid File descriptor 3 (pipe:[6809]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 4258: /bin/sh File descriptor 7 (pipe:[6809]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 4258: /bin/sh No volume groups found LIVESESSION is : yes mount: unknown filesystem type 'swsuspend' BYTES_BEFORE_PART[1] (sda) = 2048 sectors * 512 bytes = 1048576 bytes. BYTES_BEFORE_PART[2] (sdb) = 62 sectors * 512 bytes = 31744 bytes. OSPROBER: /dev/sda1:Ubuntu 11.04 (11.04):Ubuntu:linux BLKID: /dev/sda1: UUID="733c1342-b833-49de-9d4e-7a27e965dc03" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sda5: UUID="36b1199b-1469-419d-83ac-ed4752c65c40" TYPE="swsuspend" /dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs" /dev/sdb1: UUID="E590-8A99" TYPE="vfat" sda1 contains Ubuntu 11.04 (linux) 1 disks with OS, 1 OS : 1 Linux, 0 MacOS, 0 Windows, 0 unknown type OS. mount: unknown filesystem type 'swsuspend' Total of 1 OS detected on sda disk. sda contains minimum one OS FDISK 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 I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0008a119 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 2048 623112191 311555072 83 Linux /dev/sda2 623114238 625141759 1013761 5 Extended /dev/sda5 623114240 625141759 1013760 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005560320 bytes 124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823360 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ad200 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 62 7818695 3909317 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) 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 I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0008a119 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 2048 623112191 311555072 83 Linux /dev/sda2 623114238 625141759 1013761 5 Extended /dev/sda5 623114240 625141759 1013760 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005560320 bytes 124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823360 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ad200 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 62 7818695 3909317 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) sda1 : sda, not-sepboot, grub, aptget, 32, with boot, /mnt/clean/sda1, with-os, no-gpt, fstab-without-efi. sda5 : sda, is-maybe-sepboot, no-grub, no-aptget, 32, no boot, /mnt/clean/sda5, no-os, no-gpt, no-fstab. sdb1 : sdb, is-maybe-sepboot, no-grub, no-aptget, 32, no boot, /media/E590-8A99, no-os, no-gpt, no-fstab. /usr/share/clean/cleancommon-gui.sh: line 304: parted: command not found PARTED: MOUNT aufs on / type aufs (rw) tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620) /dev/sr0 on /live/image type iso9660 (ro,noatime) tmpfs on /live/cow type tmpfs (rw,noatime,mode=755) tmpfs on /live type tmpfs (rw,relatime) tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw) /dev/sdb1 on /media/E590-8A99 type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000, shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush) /dev/sda1 on /mnt/clean/sda1 type ext4 (rw) /sys/block/sda: alignment_offset bdi capability dev device ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro sda1 sda2 sda5 size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent /sys/block/sdb: alignment_offset bdi capability dev device ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro sdb1 size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent /sys/block/sr0: alignment_offset bdi capability dev device ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent /dev: agpgart block bsg btrfs-control bus cdrom cdrw char console core cpu_dma_latency disk dri dvd fb0 fd full fuse fw0 hpet initctl input kmsg log MAKEDEV mapper md mem net network_latency network_throughput null port ppp psaux ptmx pts random rtc rtc0 scd0 sda sda1 sda2 sda5 sdb sdb1 sg0 sg1 sg2 shm snapshot snd sndstat sr0 stderr stdin stdout urandom vga_arbiter xconsole zero /dev/mapper: control DF Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on aufs aufs 490M 41M 450M 9% / tmpfs tmpfs 490M 0 490M 0% /lib/init/rw udev tmpfs 485M 184K 485M 1% /dev tmpfs tmpfs 490M 0 490M 0% /dev/shm /dev/sr0 iso9660 336M 336M 0 100% /live/image tmpfs tmpfs 490M 41M 450M 9% /live/cow tmpfs tmpfs 490M 0 490M 0% /live tmpfs tmpfs 490M 1.1M 489M 1% /tmp /dev/sdb1 vfat 3.8G 686M 3.1G 18% /media/E590-8A99 /dev/sda1 ext4 293G 166G 112G 60% /mnt/clean/sda1 FDISK 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 I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0008a119 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 2048 623112191 311555072 83 Linux /dev/sda2 623114238 625141759 1013761 5 Extended /dev/sda5 623114240 625141759 1013760 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005560320 bytes 124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7823360 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ad200 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 62 7818695 3909317 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) Logs saved into /mnt/clean/sda1/var/log/clean/log/2011-09-28__16h01boot-repair46 combobox_ostoboot_bydefault_fillin Order Linux according to their /boot type 64 Order Linux according to their /boot type 32 combobox_efi_fillin sda1 combobox_separateboot_fillin set_checkbutton_reinstall_grub set_radiobutton_ostoboot_bydefault separate_bootpart and efi show_hide sda1 efi_show_hide 1 (no-gpt) set_radiobutton_place_alldisks separate_bootpart and efi show_hide sda1 efi_show_hide 1 (no-gpt) ************************Before mainwindow appear PURGE_POSSIBLE yes PART_TO_REINSTALL_GRUB_PURGE 1 (sda1) FSCK_ACTION yes PASTEBIN_ACTION no REINSTALL_POSSIBLE yes MBR_ACTION reinstall UNHIDEBOOT_ACTION yes (10.s) PART_TO_REINSTALL_GRUB 1 (sda1) FORCE_GRUB all NOFORCE_DISK sda REMOVABLEDISK no UNCOMMENT_GFXMODE no ATA no-ata ADD_KERNEL_OPTION no (acpi=off) MBR_TO_RESTORE sda (mbr) (sda) USE_SEPARATEBOOTPART no (sda5) grub-pc () /usr/share/clean/bootrepair.sh: line 56: 3106 Terminated while true; do done RETOURCOMBO_purge_grub : sda1 (Ubuntu 11.04) RETOURCOMBO_ostoboot_bydefault : sda1 (Ubuntu 11.04) separate_bootpart and efi show_hide sda1 efi_show_hide 1 (no-gpt) RETOURCOMBO_place_grub (NOFORCE_DISK) : sda RETOURCOMBO_separateboot (BOOTPART_TO_USE) : sda5 set_radiobutton_place_alldisks set_checkbutton_reinstall_grub set_radiobutton_ostoboot_bydefault separate_bootpart and efi show_hide sda1 efi_show_hide 1 (no-gpt) set_radiobutton_place_alldisks separate_bootpart and efi show_hide sda1 efi_show_hide 1 (no-gpt) RETOURCOMBO_place_grub (NOFORCE_DISK) : sda internet: connected ************************Before Repairing PURGE_POSSIBLE yes PART_TO_REINSTALL_GRUB_PURGE 1 (sda1) FSCK_ACTION yes PASTEBIN_ACTION no REINSTALL_POSSIBLE yes MBR_ACTION reinstall UNHIDEBOOT_ACTION yes (10.s) PART_TO_REINSTALL_GRUB 1 (sda1) FORCE_GRUB all NOFORCE_DISK sda REMOVABLEDISK no UNCOMMENT_GFXMODE no ATA no-ata ADD_KERNEL_OPTION no (acpi=off) MBR_TO_RESTORE sda (mbr) (sda) USE_SEPARATEBOOTPART no (sda5) grub-pc () Force Unmount all blkid partitions (for fsck) except / /boot /cdrom /dev /etc /home /opt /pas /proc /rofs /sys /tmp /usr /var umount: /mnt/clean/sda5: not mounted fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sda1: 179006/19472384 files (0.3% non-contiguous), 44643457/77888768 blocks fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck: fsck.swsuspend: not found fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.swsuspend for /dev/sda5 fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 fsck: fsck.vfat: not found fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.vfat for /dev/sdb1 mount: unknown filesystem type 'swsuspend' Freed space function /dev/sda1 306666680 173685436 117403492 60% /mnt/clean/sda1 Unhide GRUB boot menu in sda1/etc/default/grub Reinstall the GRUB of sda1 into the MBR of sda Unmount (force) all OS partitions except / and partition where we reinstall GRUB (sda1) dpkg_function grub-install (GRUB) 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3 Installation finished. No error reported. Generating grub.cfg ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory ls: cannot access /mnt/clean/sdb1: No such file or directory done mount: unknown filesystem type 'swsuspend' Mount all the partitions for the logs Unhide boot menu (10 seconds) if Wubi detected Unhide GRUB boot menu in sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg internet: connected

MG&TL
September 28th, 2011, 05:27 PM
Errr...BIOS is a read-only physical chip on your computer, it is not on the HDD. That's how it can boot from other things than the hard disk. I doubt that the HDD replacement that did it. Although if you've got it fixed, good for you!

JCMB1
September 28th, 2011, 06:16 PM
Than F8 or esc should have worked, but those options are no longer available.

MG&TL
September 28th, 2011, 07:00 PM
F2 or DEL? Oh well, never mind, as long as it works. :D