same error here. Kubuntu 8.10 desktop amd 64
(the german version: (so that this thread can be found)
GRUB konnte nicht nach (hd0) installiert werden
Die Ausführung von >> grub install (hd0)<< ist fehlgeschlagen.
Dies ist ein schwerwiegender Fehler. )
I also tried to install Grub to (hd0,4) and (hd0,5) - same error.
/var/log/syslog:
info: installing grub on '(hd0)'
info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
info: running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy "(hd0)"
you shouldn´t call /sbin/grub-install. Please call /usr/sbin/grub-intall
instead!
probing devices to gueass BIOS drives. this may take a long time.
// which does not, finished in the same second
Searching for GRUB installation directory ...
found: /boot/grub
The file /boot/grub/stage1 is not read correctly
error: Running 'grub-install --no-floppy "(hd0)"' failed.
I can´t find any grub-files inside the cd-root (nothing in /etc or /boot).
Inside the /target:
/boot/grub/ contains
default (empty file, just comment)
device.map (hd0) /dev/sda (hd1) /dev/sdb
e2fs_stage1_5
fat_stage1_5
jfs_stage1_5
Minix_stage1_5
reiserfs_stage1_5
stage1 (512 byte, binary, last line contains: r...@ubuntu:/target/boot/ )
stage2 (121460 byte, 'cat stage2' causes beep and clearscreen)
xfs_stage1_5
/etc only contains:
grub.d (folder contains 20_memtest86+)
I wonder where the menu.lst is located!
fstab seems to be ok.
My system:
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1. Samsung 1,5TB sata
partitions:
primary 50gb ntfs
primary 50gb ntfs
primary 50gb (no fs)
log 50gb ext3 / target for kubuntu 8.10 Desktop AMD64
log 50gb (no fs)
log 50gb (no fs)
log 4gb linux swap
log 340gb ntfs
log 1000gb ntfs
2. Samsung 1,5TB sata
partitions:
pri 50gb (no fs)
log 4gb linux swap
400gb ntfs
1000gb ntfs
My mainboard (Biostar t-power n750 with nforce 750sli chipset) allows the
configuration of the sata-drives with 'sata'
and 'ahci' modes, the ahci mode with the additional option 'Change the AHCI DID
for Linux'
The Bios manual says:
This item appears only when SATA mode is set to Linux AHCI. Options: Disabled
(Default) / Enabled
(not really sure what it means. DID seems to be the Device ID and I expect this
to be the PCI-Vendor and Device-ID on
wich the suitable driver is chosen. I figured out that Windows does not boot
with LINUX DID enabled, Knoppix accesses
the harddisks fine, with linux-did enabled or disabled.)
I tried all options (sata, ahci without and with Linux DID) but the error
remains.
Before I did this partitioning, I had the same kubuntu64 installed on a primary
partition with a less complex
paritioning, which I don´t exactly remember.
So I tried another attempt:
Installation of kubuntu to the third primiary partition. Manually choosen to
install grub to (hd0,2)
Here I found following output: (translated from german to english)
The partition tables of the following devices have been changed:
SCSI5(0,0,0) (sda)
SCSI6(0,0,0) (sdb)
And the dialogue-box:
creating ext3 filesystem on partition 3 on scsi5
(Why scsi5 ??)
But it worked!
The Acronis-Bootmanager in MBR starts grub in sda3 without any problem.
I checked the stage1 file of the installed system, which differs from the one
mentioned above.
The last line does not content anything like " r...@ubuntu:/target/boot/ " as
it did in the first installation attempt.
And something else, I didn´t expect: I did this last installation with
the bios-option 'SATA' and changed it to 'AHCI'
(without linux did) and expected a kernel-panic. But Linux booted
sucessfully. (Windows xp + vista always get a
bluescreen if this option is changed.)
Now I will compare the two installations and try to fix that one in the
extended partition.
Where has grub to be installed if I want linux in an extended partition but
grub not in the MBR?
I hope this helps for diagnostics. For further questions you can try to
contact me: launchpad at jaeke de
Greetings
al
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Execution of grub-install (hd0) failed
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