Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub2
Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 grub2: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 Version table: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages I expected to see the grub menu and be able to boot to Ubuntu Linux What happened: I partitioned my system as follows in the LiveCD installer... /dev/sdc3 is my / partition /dev/sdc4 is my /boot partition When the system boots I get the error message "file not found" and land the grub rescue cli. ls (hd0,4)/ -> boot directory ls (hd0,3)/ -> root directory The prefix environment variable is shown as being incorrect: prefix=(hd0,3)/boot/grub In order to fix from rescue mode I've had to do the following: set prefix=(hd0,4)/grub set root=(hd0,3)/ insmod linux normal >From there I am able to boot linux...but I have not been able to figure out how to have the prefix environment variable stick. The installer should get this correct! Please fix this problem. What other info can I give you to assist in solving this problem? ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Binary package hint: grub2 Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 grub2: - Installed: (none) - Candidate: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 - Version table: - 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 0 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages + Installed: (none) + Candidate: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 + Version table: + 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 0 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages - I expected to be able to boot from my linux boot entry. + I expected to see the grub menu and be able to boot to Ubuntu Linux What happened: I partitioned my system as follows in the LiveCD installer... /dev/sdc3 is my / partition /dev/sdc4 is my /boot partition When the system boots I get the error message "file not found" and land the grub rescue cli. ls (hd0,4)/ -> boot directory ls (hd0,3)/ -> root directory The prefix environment variable is shown as being incorrect: prefix=(hd0,3)/boot/grub In order to fix from rescue mode I've had to do the following: set prefix=(hd0,4)/grub set root=(hd0,3)/ insmod linux normal From there I am able to boot linux...but I have not been able to figure out how to have the prefix environment variable stick. The installer should get this correct! Please fix this problem. What other info can I give you to assist in solving this problem? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/688835 Title: Grub2 doesn't load after installation from Live CD 10.10 "File not Found" -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
