Ubuntu's Fstab lists only the partitions on which it is installed sda3 and sda4. None of the distributions that grub works for are listed either. I could understand if none worked, but don't get why some and not others on the same drive. I tried plugging the drive into another computer and got no farther.
I am not sure that I understand the idea behing UUIDs. If I wipe the drive and start from scratch wiping all partitions will this re-occur? Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 5 March 2011 14:22, Chris Becker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Some thoughts: > > -Are the partitions correctly defined in /etc/ftsab for the unbootable > partitions? > -Have you tried booting the partitions from the grub commandline? It > looks like how to do it is on the botom of this page: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Using%20CLI%20to%20Boot > -If you enter grub command line and type "ls", does it pick up the > partitions you are trying to boot? > -Do you think there would be any benifit of chainloading Grub legacy > and seeing if it can pick them up and boot properly? > > I know my level of knowledge is likely well below yours on the > subject, but figured I would offer some thoughts just in case... > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Most of it is Greek to me. I tried some searching and suggested > solutions, > > but grub has the right UUID when compared to the UUID for the partition, > so > > I am a bit at a loss. I can't see why it does not find the kernel and > spouts > > out an error for two partitions and not for the rest. > > > > Roy > > > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > > Location: Canada > > > > > > On 5 March 2011 12:38, Joan Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> I just highlighted and pasted "UUID Problem" into Google and there were > >> some solved hits there. BackTrack, I think, and Ubuntu was mentioned, > anyway > >> good reading... > >> > >> Joan in Reno, just trying to help... > >> > >> --- On Sat, 3/5/11, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> From: Roy <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] UUID problem > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:53 AM > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> I have a 500 GB hard drive that I use to install distros for testing > >> > >> purposes. I am having trouble with two partitions. I have Fedora 14, > >> > >> LMDE, OpenSuSE 11.4 and Ubuntu Natty installed. I have grub written to > >> > >> the drive (sdg) MBR and not the MBR of sda. Here is the problem, > >> > >> Fedora and LMDE load fine, but openSuSE and Natty do not. I get an > >> > >> error there is no string-of-alphanumerics for the UUID and it can't > >> > >> find the kernel. These are new partitions and can't understand why the > >> > >> UUIDs would mess up. > >> > >> I have tried two grubs, one generated by Kubuntu on sda and one > >> > >> generated by LMDE on the MBR of the drive where it is not working. > >> > >> OpenSuSE's grub is useless. It keeps on writing to sda despite my > >> > >> telling it not to and then I need to use the Kubuntu CD to fix the > >> > >> problem. Fedora uses grub legacy and does not poll the drivers for > >> > >> other kernels, so it works, but only recognises Fedora which is no > >> > >> help. I am willing to delete partitions and start over, but that has > >> > >> not worked thus far. > >> > >> How do I fix it by either fixing grub on the drives in question or > >> > >> generating a UUID that will work? I thought that Gparted would fix the > >> > >> problem, but it did not, despite destroying the partitions and > >> > >> creating new ones. The UUIDs created by Gparted are different from the > >> > >> previous ones, but they still give an error. > >> > >> Roy > >> > >> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > >> > >> Location: Canada > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
