Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub
I have Windows OS on IDE 1 master and I want to install Gutsy on IDE 1 Slave.
To boot from one HD or the other I change the BIOS settings.
To install Gutsy on my computer, for safety, the first thing I did was to
replace my HD on IDE 1 master (Windows OS) with an old and damage HD. BIOS
recognized one HD IDE 1 master and one HD on IDE 1 slave.
I booted with the live CD and choose to install on IDE 1 slave (hdb) -
partition 1 of IDE 1 slave as Ext3 and partition 5 of IDE 1 slave as Swap and I
changed the boot loader (advanced tab) to hd1.
After installation it began a boot (yeeeeesss), but I was presented with
Error 15: File not found. Hitting Esc on boot brings Grub options, and
witch ever I choose the answer was Error 15: File not found.
I booted with the live CD and everything was where it should. So, witch
file was missing?
After some research on internet I found some documentation on Grub (boot
loader) that was very helpful.
- First was to find how Gutsy was looking my Hd's.
Using terminal:
sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x057b3228
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 9729 78148161 b W95 FAT32
(hda1 means HD master, partition 1)
Disk /dev/hdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00075cf8
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 4678 37576003+ 83 Linux
(hdb1 means HD slave, partition 1)
/dev/hdb2 4679 4865 1502077+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 4679 4865 1502046 82 Linux swap /
Solaris
- Second was to find where Grub was installed
sudo grub (to enter the grub program)
To find where Grub was installed
grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
(hd1,0)
(hd1,0 is = hdb1 and means HD slave, partition 1)
grub>quit (to quit he grub program)
- Third was to find how was grub instructing to boot (file grub menu file
/boot/grub/menu.lst
)
Using terminal:
gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
( opens the file /boot/grub/menu.lst
in gedit)
* at the very end you find the grub boot menu
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=9593f956-5cd8
-4c9c-bb6d-6b049ae6ab98 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=9593f956-5cd8
-4c9c-bb6d-6b049ae6ab98 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
Resuming:
- Linux is installed on /dev/hdb1 (HD slave, partition 1)
- /boot/grub/stage1 is on (hd1,0) * (hd1,0 is = hdb1 and means HD
slave, partition 1)
- Grub menu point's to root on (hd1,0) * (hd1,0 is = hdb1 and means HD
slave, partition 1)
At this point you have the classic “Everything is all right but nothing
works”
At this point I was almost giving up when I remembered that all Grub menus
options gave the same Error 15: File not found and that on /boot/grub/menu.lst
hd1,0 were common on the three options.
So I tried to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and replace (hd1,0) by (hd0,0) and for
my surprise, it worked. Remember that (hd0,0) is my Windows HD.
I would appreciate if someone could explain what is going on.
Ubuntu is a great Linux OS, but to be used by ordinary users, for those
who never typed a command line, it will take a long, long way.
Hope my experience can help someone.
** Affects: grub (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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