Thanks Nadeem, Swapnil and JTDsouza, I could solve the problem using ubuntu cd , grub command as suggested and going to the console using ctrl-alt-F2 I had to install grub which I could as I had net connectivity automatically detected by the ubuntu CD
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM, jitendra <[email protected]> wrote: > Can any one help me : > two of my PCs have gone into 'grub rescue'. I tried (now I think > foolishly) to install ubuntu 9.10 (which has this new grub animal 'grub 2') > . And that is buggy. I just dont know how to come out. > > Very strange and *S C A R Y * > > 1. One machine has existing windows. It had ubuntu 8.04 . I deleted the > partition so I could install ubuntu 9.10 . Now the machine refuses to > recognise usb stick, usb CDROM so I cannt even boot from them. > 2. Other laptop : i thought I will not touch the system that is working > fine( ubuntu 9.04) So I used USB CDROM and ubuntu 9.10 disc on it to create > a usb stick for 9.10. I did boot from USB CD and chose the stick to install > and chose not to install grub as I wanted only one OS on the stick and > thought grub will be redundant. (While installing it had asked location of > grub on HD(0) etc and that was not relevant . I thought). So I happily > ended > the process disconnected USB CD ROM drive and restarted the laptop and > again > I got the sacry 'grub rescue >' prompt > > I looked up help on the net but , like some previous sufferers , I got no > good help. > I am sure there is some good help I can use. > > > -- > jitendra > -- jitendra -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
