Not booting into Linux after install

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

To snowhog


Got me one step further but still no joy

[Snowhog]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Well, a step further is progress. From the current prompt, type:

cd /
ls -l

[Qqmike]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Doesn't sound good, not from a grub>, mounted or not.

Maybe you'll need
a re-install?

a filesystem check (fsck or using Gparted Live CD)?

or re-install GRUB with root-setu-quit

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install



And btw loads of thanks for the help

[Snowhog]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

No problem. Glad to have the opportunity to help a fellow Linux user out.

Okay, I'm seeing what I'd expect to see. That's good. Now, at the prompt, type:

cd boot
ls -l

Take a picture and post. Then,

cd grub
ls -l

Take a picture and post.

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install





Someting wrong with the last one?

[Snowhog]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Well, we've isolated the principle problem. Your listing of the /boot directory:

abi-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22-14-generic
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak
memtest86+.bin
System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic

Is incomplete! This is what it should look like:

abi-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22-14-generic
grub
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak
memtest86+.bin
System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic

The bolded entry is the actual kernel image that would be used. The grub entry is the grub directory that contains the following:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2007-12-05 12:21 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 45 2007-12-05 12:21 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8660 2007-12-05 12:21 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8452 2007-12-05 12:21 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15 2007-12-05 12:21 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9152 2007-12-05 12:21 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4600 2008-01-20 02:08 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4807 2008-01-20 00:32 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6361 2007-12-16 14:35 menu.lst_BAD
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6216 2007-12-06 15:20 menu.lst_ORIGINAL
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6032 2007-12-06 15:17 menu.lst_ORIGINAL~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7860 2007-12-05 12:21 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10132 2007-12-05 12:21 reiserfs_stage1_5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-12-06 15:40 splashimages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2007-12-05 12:21 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 110292 2007-12-05 12:21 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9980 2007-12-05 12:21 xfs_stage1_5

Qqmike is going to have a field day with this! Hang tight until he drops back in and reviews this information.

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Thanks. I will go to bed now anyways Hopefully some of you wizes will know what to do. Maybe I need to re-install? maybe I even need to download a new cd img? I don't know

[Qqmike]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

hang on

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

oki. Il be happy If I can resolve this now even tho its getting late 1 am :-)

[Qqmike]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Hopefully, you have the GRUB image files (that come with Kubuntu) installed:

/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc

Get all the way in there, as root, drag those files out and into a grub directory you make under /boot -- Do NOT move those files out of /i386-pc, just copy them out. (and do not take the foler /i385-pc, only those files inside it).

(To work easily as root, open Konqueror as root and work in Konqueror:
kdesudo konqueror )

Then, re-install GRUB:

sudo grub
grub> root (hdx,y)
grub> setup (hdz)
grub> quit

where (hdx,y) is your Kubuntu partition (where you just put those /boot/grub files), and (hdz) is the MBR of the hard drive you are installing GRUB to (that will be the boot drive).

I typed fast. Hope I didn't miss something. But you will probably work at this tomorrow rather than now, huh?

[Qqmike]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

so first get into /boot as root, and right-click Create New folder, name it grub.

[Snowhog]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

Console - no right-click (or any click) there. From the console type:

cd /
cd boot
sudo mkdir grub
cd /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc
sudo cp * /boot/grub

If after you type cd /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc you get an error, stop. Check your spelling. If you typed it right, that means you don't have the directory.

[AndroNewb]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

First of all How do I run Konqueror as root? I did get as far as lib but after that I dint find grub.

seccond here's the screen

[Snowhog]

Re: Not booting into Linux after install

The screen shot shows no errors, so you did it right. From where you are now, just type:

cd /boot/grub
ls -l

and you will see the files there. At this point, wait for Qqmike. You say it's late where you are, so if you need to, call it a night. There will be more added to this post when you get back later.