Grub Boot Error 22-Regardless of Grub Setup

[NoSkill]

Hi,

I have recently installed the new version of ubuntu 8.10 on my PC. I have 3 Harddrives , one of the has XP the other is just data and the other has my ubuntu partition.

Whenever i try to boot, I get the Grub Error 22 message. I tried Fixing grub with



sudo grub
find /boot/grub/stage1
>>Returns (hd0,0)
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)

But when I boot again, I get the SAME error 22!

My menu.lst is as follows:




## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5
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/sdb2
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd1,1)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1



This looks very incorrect as there is no entry for ubuntu, and yes I copy pasted everything.

fdisk yields the following:



ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/disk/boot/grub$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x35cc9dc6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 38297 307620621 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 38298 38913 4948020 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 38298 38913 4947988+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000e9aa6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb2 * 16713 37810 169469685 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdc: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2e6cf85e

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 2 30515 245103705 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdc5 2 30515 245103673+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/disk/boot/grub$



Any ideas please anyone???

[unutbu]

Perhaps try this:

sudo grub
grub> device (hd0) /dev/sda
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit

Reboot, and see if you can at least boot Ubuntu.
If that does not work, please post the output of


blkid

[NoSkill]

Same Error 22 Message after I entered the commands.

The output of blkid is:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="438c7aec-d252-45a0-8806-7b274a9b16c5" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda5: UUID="61b3d7f2-2642-4fdb-86ec-cc0db25622a0" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb2: UUID="5468B96468B94590" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdc5: UUID="126B19963A554391" LABEL="Music" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"

[linux_tech]

If you can't boot windows, you could fix the mbr first.

1. Boot up with your Windows XP disc.

2. Select the option Recovery Console.

3. At the prompt, type "fdisk /mbr" (without the quotes of course)

4. Restart your computer.

[NoSkill]

I am not particularly concerned about the Windows partition, I know it's there and available, I would just love for linux to work since I'm sick of windows

[linux_tech]

Boot your Live CD and do the following:
Code:


sudo grub
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit

[NoSkill]

Boot your Live CD and do the following:
Code:


sudo grub
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit

tried it already but unfortunately no luck. Thank you

[meierfra.]

Make sure your bios are set to boot from the Ubuntu drive.

[NoSkill]

Make sure your bios are set to boot from the Ubuntu drive.

Oh wow thanks, that did it. Fail on my part !