soham-c
June 29th, 2008, 11:29 PM
Please help, Emergency!! GRUB problem - error 15
Hi,
I have a Dell latitude D600 with 40 GB hard drive laptop on which Windows XP SP2 is installed. There are two ntfs partitions here - c: drive is 21Gb and e: drive is 21GB; there is also a Cd\dvd COMBO drive d:
I also have a Samsung USB portable hard-drive of size 160 GB with FAT32 formatting.
I booted from the Ubuntu 8.04 Live installation CD and installed Ubuntu onto the portable hard-drive using the guided partition resizing(with the graphical slider bar) where I allocated around 11 GB for the Ubuntu installation leaving the remaining 138 GB as FAT32.
After installation was complete, I rebooted the computer with the portable hard-drive still attached and booted into the newly installed Ubuntu operating system. I then logged off and and shutdown the laptop. Then I detached the portable hard-drive and booted my laptop. By the way, in my BIOS booting options, the boot sequence is in this order -CD-> internal HD-> USB drive etc As soon as the boot sequence was complete the screen displayed -
Grub Stage 1.5....
Grub Error 15
So I'm not able to boot into my Windows XP despite the fact that I've not attached the portable drive where Ubuntu is installed. I rebooted again this time with the portable drive attached and was presented with the Grub choice menu of Ubuntu...memtest..Windows XP.
I selected Windows XP and logged in and it worked fine.
I again rebooted, this time I logged into Ubuntu.
The following mounted devices are being shown using Gparted
/dev/sda1 ntfs 19.53GB; boot
/dev/sda2 ntfs 17.72GB
unallocated 7.84MiB
//the Windows XP installation is on /dev/sda1
now for the USB portable device the partitions are as follows -
/dev/sdb1; fat32; media/HD-PFU2; 138.03GB; 14.09GB; 123.95GB; lba;
/dev/sdb2 extended; 11.02GB
/dev/sdb5; ext3; / ; 10.50GB
/dev/sdb6; linux-swap; ; 525.53Mib
I would like to know how I can boot into my Windows XP partition on my laptop hard-drive, as I had normally been doing so far, without connecting the portable hard-drive. I also don't want to have Ubuntu installed on the portable hard-drive. I had intended to make the portable USB hard-drive as a Live USB drive but it seems I have messed it up badly and I would like to restore it to the old system. Have I done something wrong with the partitioning process? What do I need to do here to be able to boot normally into XP without having to attach my USB drive.
Please help...This is an emergency...and I need to get it back as quickly as possible withing 2-3 hours.
Running sudo gedit/boot/grub/menu.lst I found the following
# menu.lst - See: grub(, info grub, update-grub(
# grub-install(, grub-floppy(,
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro
## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,4)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Hi,
I have a Dell latitude D600 with 40 GB hard drive laptop on which Windows XP SP2 is installed. There are two ntfs partitions here - c: drive is 21Gb and e: drive is 21GB; there is also a Cd\dvd COMBO drive d:
I also have a Samsung USB portable hard-drive of size 160 GB with FAT32 formatting.
I booted from the Ubuntu 8.04 Live installation CD and installed Ubuntu onto the portable hard-drive using the guided partition resizing(with the graphical slider bar) where I allocated around 11 GB for the Ubuntu installation leaving the remaining 138 GB as FAT32.
After installation was complete, I rebooted the computer with the portable hard-drive still attached and booted into the newly installed Ubuntu operating system. I then logged off and and shutdown the laptop. Then I detached the portable hard-drive and booted my laptop. By the way, in my BIOS booting options, the boot sequence is in this order -CD-> internal HD-> USB drive etc As soon as the boot sequence was complete the screen displayed -
Grub Stage 1.5....
Grub Error 15
So I'm not able to boot into my Windows XP despite the fact that I've not attached the portable drive where Ubuntu is installed. I rebooted again this time with the portable drive attached and was presented with the Grub choice menu of Ubuntu...memtest..Windows XP.
I selected Windows XP and logged in and it worked fine.
I again rebooted, this time I logged into Ubuntu.
The following mounted devices are being shown using Gparted
/dev/sda1 ntfs 19.53GB; boot
/dev/sda2 ntfs 17.72GB
unallocated 7.84MiB
//the Windows XP installation is on /dev/sda1
now for the USB portable device the partitions are as follows -
/dev/sdb1; fat32; media/HD-PFU2; 138.03GB; 14.09GB; 123.95GB; lba;
/dev/sdb2 extended; 11.02GB
/dev/sdb5; ext3; / ; 10.50GB
/dev/sdb6; linux-swap; ; 525.53Mib
I would like to know how I can boot into my Windows XP partition on my laptop hard-drive, as I had normally been doing so far, without connecting the portable hard-drive. I also don't want to have Ubuntu installed on the portable hard-drive. I had intended to make the portable USB hard-drive as a Live USB drive but it seems I have messed it up badly and I would like to restore it to the old system. Have I done something wrong with the partitioning process? What do I need to do here to be able to boot normally into XP without having to attach my USB drive.
Please help...This is an emergency...and I need to get it back as quickly as possible withing 2-3 hours.
Running sudo gedit/boot/grub/menu.lst I found the following
# menu.lst - See: grub(, info grub, update-grub(
# grub-install(, grub-floppy(,
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro
## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,4)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0d81843e-fa6d-4c3d-9324-3054faac50ae ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1