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arvind.laddu
October 16th, 2008, 08:32 PM
I am not able to recover my ubuntu bcos of this error plz help...




grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
(hd0,5)

grub> root (hd0,5)

grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,5)/boot/grub/stage2
/boot/grub/menu.lst"... failed

Error 12: Invalid device requested

grub>
Pumalite
October 17th, 2008, 12:05 PM
Looks like you are trying to boot Windows from a logtical partition. Post:
sudo fdisk -lu
Post a screenshot of Gparted
arvind.laddu
October 21st, 2008, 03:06 PM
hello sir...
i have a problem which i have threaded at the forum...in which u have replied
the link to that thread is http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=949845


the result of that command is

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu
omitting empty partition (5)

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd5f4d5f4

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 60291944 30145941 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 60291945 312576704 126142380 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3 81915498 122110064 20097283+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda5 60292071 80903339 10305634+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 80903403 81915434 506016 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 122110128 163830869 20860371 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 163830933 230645204 33407136 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 230645268 291724334 30539533+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda10 291724398 312576704 10426153+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
Pumalite
October 21st, 2008, 03:56 PM
I remember you had come up with an error 12. How did that happen?
Pumalite
October 21st, 2008, 04:23 PM
Try to reinstall Grub:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351
arvind.laddu
October 23rd, 2008, 02:41 PM
Its not working...
Pumalite
October 23rd, 2008, 05:52 PM
I'm pretty sure you have your Windows installed inside of the extended partition. At least the one you are trying to boot.
Post a screenshot of Gparted
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst