looks like a bootloader problem. do you have windows also installed on the laptop? Assuming that both the installed linuxes are intact, this is what that can be done to correct the boot loader: 1.boot the laptop using a live linux cd 2.become root (adminstrator mode). on becoming so, the prompt changes from $ to # 3.type grub and press enter. the prompt is then grub> 4.type find /boot/grub/stage1 and press enter for which in your case you should get 2 lines in reply: (hd0,x) (hd0,y) where x and y are integers. for example if x=1 it means linux is installed in the second partition. 5. to rewrite the grub on the MBR do this: type root (hd0,x) substitute x with what U got when you ran the command in line 4 and finally type setup (hd0) and press enter. if all is well U should get a successful completion msg. type quit to exit from grub and reboot.
Method 2: Since a laptop problem, If you happen to be not staying/working not far from Pettah, you can as well bring it to me and I can do it for you. best harish 2008/12/16 sankar pillai <[email protected]> > Dear Friends, > I am newbie to linux.My machine laptop Acer travelmate is loaded with both > suse and ubuntu and supplied by ELCOT people.All of a sudden,Booting will > not happen in both suse normal and failsafe modes.Grub will not load Suse > linux.The screen shows the following message. > > Error 15 : file not found > Press any key to continue... > > When enter key is pressed.Screen shows the previous menu.That is the four > options of OS. > There is no problem with Ubuntu loading. > > Can anyone help me in solving this problem? > > U.Sankar > Lecturer in Physics > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
