DKMS missing on Kubuntu netbook / Virtualbox not working

[dmeyer]

This is going to seem really odd but, Johann is dit jy? Your join date, location and everything makes me think you are my brother but can't be sure.

[KubuntuTrouble]

As close as I came to putting it on ebay, I decided I`m gonna give it another shot. I`ll put ubuntu on it and then switch to a fresh install of Kubuntu. after that i`ll retrace all the steps from this forum so I am back where I was before, and hope this time it won`t crash.

[KubuntuTrouble]

Bummer. Can you boot to USB?

Nope, I have been struggling with that from the begining, the only option was to install ChrUbuntu, and then Install the KDE desktop. If I could boot from usb I think I would have gone for Linux mint KDE.

but, I think the cause is lost. In the Chrome Terminal, df -h says that my ssd has been repartitioned, and there are just 3 dev/sda`s left, and these are all emty, so all my linux files are gone... even the back-ups I had made ready for transferring.



DAMN!

[oshunluvr]

Bummer. Can you boot to USB?

[KubuntuTrouble]

Have you tried rebooting yet?

Unfortunately, yes. I got the usual Chrome OS is missing warning, I Cntrl+D it, and now an error message claiming my Chrome OS is corrupt, telling me to download an new image. because of this, I can`t access Kubuntu OR the terminal, not even the build in one.... I have already tried taking my chromebook apart, and getting the SSD out, but it is an connector I have not yet seen before, and I also don`t have the tools to connect this kind of harddrive..

I think I am going to try to put an Chrome OS image on it, and once I get to the build in Chrome OS terminal, try to use this command: sudo cgpt add -i 6 -P 5 -S 1 /dev/sda I hope that will get my Chromebook back to booting Kubuntu...

[oshunluvr]

Have you tried rebooting yet?

[KubuntuTrouble]

Ok, run parted again and then these commands (after coffee,of course )

mkpart primary 15997 16014
p

Then note what the number is of the new partition (I suspect 13). Enter this command using the correct number:

set 13 bios_grub on
q

The last q there will cause parted to quit. Then do:

sudo partprobe
sudo grub-install /dev/sda

We might run into a problem if the remaining free space is too small. Let me know what happens.

Goood Morning!

Okay, so set 13 bios_grub on
q gives "Information: you may need to update etc/fstab."

[oshunluvr]

Ok, run parted again and then these commands (after coffee,of course )

mkpart primary 15997 16014
p

Then note what the number is of the new partition (I suspect 13). Enter this command using the correct number:

set 13 bios_grub on
q

The last q there will cause parted to quit. Then do:

sudo partprobe
sudo grub-install /dev/sda

We might run into a problem if the remaining free space is too small. Let me know what happens.

[KubuntuTrouble]

Hey man! thanks for all the effort you gave today! I really appriciate it, and I have learned a tremendous amount too! in the Netherlands its now almost 1 am, so I am going to sleep.

Talk to you tommorow, and thanks!

[KubuntuTrouble]

Try

parted /dev/sda

then enter

unit MB
p free

Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) unit MB
(parted) p free
Model: ATA SanDisk SSD P4 1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 16014MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
0.02MB 0.03MB 0.02MB Free Space
11 0.03MB 8.42MB 8.39MB RWFW
8.42MB 8.42MB 0.00MB Free Space
9 8.42MB 8.42MB 0.00MB reserved
10 8.42MB 8.42MB 0.00MB reserved
8.42MB 10.5MB 2.06MB Free Space
2 10.5MB 27.3MB 16.8MB KERN-A
4 27.3MB 44.0MB 16.8MB KERN-B
8 44.0MB 60.8MB 16.8MB ext4 OEM
60.8MB 128MB 67.1MB Free Space
12 128MB 145MB 16.8MB fat16 EFI-SYSTEM boot
1 145MB 948MB 803MB ext4 STATE
6 948MB 965MB 16.8MB KERN-C
7 965MB 11702MB 10737MB ext4 ROOT-C
5 11702MB 13850MB 2147MB ext4 ROOT-B
3 13850MB 15997MB 2147MB ext2 ROOT-A
15997MB 16014MB 16.9MB Free Space

(parted)

[oshunluvr]

Try

parted /dev/sda

then enter

unit MB
p free

[KubuntuTrouble]

10 Gigs is OK as long as you don't install everything under the sun. Not much room for media files though. Once you clean off all the other crap, it looks like about a 16G disk size. Plenty for Kubuntu.

What does

gdisk /dev/sda

and/or

parted /dev/sda

produce? I'm just trying to get all the info. I'd hate to advise you to break your machine! I don't have any GPT disks yet. I mostly use btrfs which doesn't use "normal" partitions.

Basically, whats happening is GRUB can't install itself until we make a fake MBR for it. When you boot, you're actually booting to the Chrome boot manager - thus the error and odd kernel image. Once we fix GRUB, you'll be good to go with installing virtualbox and the like. Of course, with only 16GB you won't have much room to play!

Gdisk /dev/sda gives a error saying gdisk is not installed, and I can`t install it via apt-get either.

and parted gives:
GNU Parted 2.3
Using /dev/sda
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.

I would love if we can fix that dang Chrome boot manager, I have been fiddling with it for some time, and it is really annoying. Also, I expect a 2 tb external harddrive to arrive this week, so that give me a little playing room I think .

[oshunluvr]

10 Gigs is OK as long as you don't install everything under the sun. Not much room for media files though. Once you clean off all the other crap, it looks like about a 16G disk size. Plenty for Kubuntu.

What does

gdisk /dev/sda

and/or

parted /dev/sda

produce? I'm just trying to get all the info. I'd hate to advise you to break your machine! I don't have any GPT disks yet. I mostly use btrfs which doesn't use "normal" partitions.

Basically, whats happening is GRUB can't install itself until we make a fake MBR for it. When you boot, you're actually booting to the Chrome boot manager - thus the error and odd kernel image. Once we fix GRUB, you'll be good to go with installing virtualbox and the like. Of course, with only 16GB you won't have much room to play!

[KubuntuTrouble]

Oh yeah - GPT formatting. what a pain. One of those little 512MB partitions is a BIOS boot partition for grub.

Before we go on, what's the output of

df -h

and

sudo blkid -c /dev/null -o list

df -h:

/dev/sda7 10G 8.0G 1.6G 85% /
devtmpfs 995M 4.0K 995M 1% /dev
none 200M 680K 199M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 996M 248K 996M 1% /run/shm

sudo blkid -c /dev/null -o list

device fs_type label mount point UUID
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/dev/sda1 ext4 (not mounted) 7679bd85-100e-41f4-b68b-6c7bd414a235
/dev/sda3 ext4 ROOT-A (not mounted)
/dev/sda5 ext4 (not mounted) bcbb37c0-6a4a-413e-8c26-96e259fe7335
/dev/sda7 ext4 / ecfbd86b-938a-4c16-be63-ff267b27af5a
/dev/sda8 ext4 OEM (not mounted) 66c21686-7456-4236-98d5-a87b2166f875
/dev/sda12 vfat (not mounted) 022B-4FA1

I know 10 Gigs is not much for Linux, but because Chromebooks have really small SSD`s I am planning on buying a big external harddrive

[oshunluvr]

Oh yeah - GPT formatting. what a pain. One of those little 512MB partitions is a BIOS boot partition for grub.

Before we go on, what's the output of

df -h

and

sudo blkid -c /dev/null -o list