[FIXED] Netbook only boots into grub rescue prompt

[razed]

I have a Asus Eeepc 1000he that dual boots Windows XP and Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I wanted to try out Kubuntu Netbook, so I installed it to an 8 gig SD-card. After installation, it reboots to this screen:

GRUB loading.
error: no such disk
grub rescue>

Most of the solutions I've found via google and forum searching have suggested that the live-cd installed grub2 over the mbr (or something to that effect). I've read that a few grub-rescue commands can work the problem out, but most of the suggested commands don't seem to work for me. The only two that do work are ls and set.

ls reveals this: "(hd0) (hd0,4) (hd0,3) (hd0,2) (hd0, 1)"
set reveals:
"prefix=(UUID=95fea94d-bf5e-49b0-ad92-af178a8c2a89)/boot/grub
root=UUID=95fea94d-bf5e-49b0-ad92-af178a8c2a89"

Typing "ls (hd0)" or "ls (hd0,4)" and so on just says "error: no such disk." Typing "ls UUID=95fea94d-bf5e-49b0-ad92-af178a8c2a89" or "ls (UUID=95fea94d-bf5e-49b0-ad92-af178a8c2a89)/boot/grub" says the same.

It also seems that I have a "insmod" command, although I have no idea what it does. Can you tell I have no idea what I'm doing?

The strange thing (to me, anyway) is that I can't get into my bios settings or boot from the live-cd (or any other media). The computer seemingly forgoes the normal loading order and skips the bios entirely. Holding down or pressing F2, F8, F12, or Shift doesn't affect the boot in any way. I can't find a way to get help or list commands in the grub rescue prompt, either.

Please help! As it stands now, my netbook is completely useless! I can't even reinstall Windows at this rate

[razed]

Re: Netbook will only boot into grub rescue prompt after installing Kubuntu Netbook

Ok, I realize I'm making a double post, but I've solved the issue and wanted to possibly help anyone with similar troubles who stumbles upon this thread.

I have no idea why, but upon booting the netbook, holding down F2, F8, F10, AND F12 (yes, all four), let me get into my BIOS settings, where I could set it to boot from disk. I then used Super Grub Disk to fix my MBR.

It wouldn't work with any of those keys individually; It wouldn't work with any combination of those keys; It wouldn't work just pressing them simultaneously and letting them go. I don't know why it had to be all four, held down, but I tried it multiple times just to make sure, and each time only holding down all four until the BIOS settings popped up worked. Maybe it's a feature unique to the Eeepc? I'm not sure, as I bought it used without a manual.

Anyways, that's how I fixed it: hold F2 + F8 + F10 + F12 to get into the BIOS, then fixing the MBR via Super Grub Disk.

[Guest]

Re: Netbook will only boot into grub rescue prompt after installing Kubuntu Netbook

Yes man you a are life saver, I thought I'd bricked my netbook after I got grub rescue>. I couldnt access bios to boot from cd or other drive and no commands were working just saying (unknown command).

First I tried holding escape on boot like you normally get into bios on eee 901 which didnt work, then i tried f12 as posted on other forums which also didnt work.

I tried bashing F2, F8, F10 and F12 like you said, and it got me into the bios! (where i changed to boot from ubuntu cd)

thanks!