Wasn't clear on "recovery mode" (not listed in F4 modes) so I logged in to a Failsafe Terminal session and got this [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ chroot /mnt/sysimage chroot: cannot change root directory to /mnt/sysimage: No such file or directory
On Nov 6, 3:54 am, NumPy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So to make sure I understand you correctly; you wanted to "reinstall" > the OS itself, BUT save your personal files? (i.e. /home/username, > settings in /etc/... and the like) If that is the case, you will need > to rescue, as it is stating (by the error 15) that your partition or > location that it is looking for is "wrong".. bad or just not the File > System it was looking for. Boot with the CD and go to recovery mode > and try this: > > chroot /mnt/sysimage > grub-install --recheck /dev/hda > exit > exit > > :: What partition is the "important" data on? You may lose your > settings for ATI, and the like, but those are easily fixed, however > sensitive data is not.. > > On Nov 5, 7:13 pm, lev5c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here's the situation: > > ------------------------------------------------- > > My intentions were to reinstall/upgrade to 8.1 in order to restore all > > default ubuntu settings (ATI drivers & video playback in particular), > > but keep data across all partitions. Now, I'm afraid I've screwed up > > the main linux partition in the process. > > > Here's what went down: > > ------------------------------------------------ > > 1. Booted from 8.10 LTS Live CD > > 2. Chose "Manual" hard drive partitioning > > It displayed the following: (sizes are approx) > > /dev/sda1 ext2 53gb 17gb used > > unallocated 1gb > > /dev/sda2 linux-swap 2gb ? > > /dev/sda3 ntfs 60gb 52gb used > > /dev/sda4 ntfs 40gb 37gb used > > > 3. Resized sda1 to 25GiB <--big mistake > > > It did what I told it to do by unallocating space, I just assumed it > > would unallocate the 35 or so gigs of free space. Now, I can't boot > > cuz I'm getting a GRUB error 15: file not found. So, I have rebooted > > with the Live CD and ran partition manager. > > > It displayed the following: (sizes are approx) > > /dev/sda1 ext2 23gb 375Mb used > > unallocated 32gb > > /dev/sda2 linux-swap 2gb ? > > /dev/sda3 ntfs 60gb 52gb used > > /dev/sda4 ntfs 40gb 37gb used > > > I tried the "undo changes to partitions" option to no avail, and > > that's exactly what I need to do. Been surfin' forums all day. Any > > help is appreciated. Thanks > > > ps. the ubuntu forums are down! AARRGRHHHH!!!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
