[SOLVED] where has it gone

[Jon Williams]

Hi

I finally did it, i bit the bullet, Ihave installed linux, it was easy, all went to plan!

Until

I got the message to reboot, I took the CD out

and up pops

error loading OS

HELP!!!!

I am already running windows XP and was hoping to dual boot, I know that i can at least get into ubuntu through the boot CD, but if anyone has any suggestions I am all ears!

Thanks
J

[Vadi]

Can you tell us what the error says?

[Steveway]

Providing the minimal information I assume that Grub hasn't been installed to the MBR or that it has been installed to the wrong disk.
The easiest way would be to get and burn the SuperGrub disk and then tell it to recover Grub. It should pick up everything and you should then again be able to boot.

[Sef]

Using the live cd, check your partitions;

Application > Accessories > Terminal

then type in this code:


sudo fdisk -l small L, then paste the results here.

[Jon Williams]

Hi
All I get is a black screen, in the top left hand corner it says

Error loading operating system_

thats it?

All the ablove sounds good but if I am honest I havent got a clue

J

[Jon Williams]

ok I have tried the Sudo fdisk thingy and this is what I got, hope it helps


Disk /dev/sda: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x99ca99ca

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 14948 120069778+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 14949 24415 76043677+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 24416 24792 3028252+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 24416 24792 3028221 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xdacfd466

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 9729 78148161 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdc: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xdacfd463

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 9729 78148161 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdd: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xdacfd464

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 1 9729 78148161 7 HPFS/NTFS
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

[Jon Williams]

does the above make any sense to any one?

Please help!

J