[plug] Help with grub please [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Kev]

Wilkinson, Alex wrote:
>     0n Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 03:27:08PM +0800, Kev wrote: 
> 
>     >I'm in urgent need of some help with grub 1.97 (Ubuntu Karmic Netbook 
>     >Remix).  I've just finished resizing my Remix partition using GParted 
>     >and the PartedMagic CD.  My only way in at the mo is using a separate 
>     >boot disk - in this case Super Grub Disk 2.
>     >
>     >
>     >On a root console if I type grub I'm told that grub isn't installed.  
>     >So, as per the onscreen instruction I type apt-get install grub and it 
>     >does this without hesitation or error.  Still grub fails at boot time 
>     >with this error message
>     >
>     >    GRUB loading.
>     >
>     >    error: file not found
>     >
>     >    grub rescue>_
>     >
>     >
>     >The last line is a prompt.  At this stage I'm at a complete loss, not 
>     >being a command line jockey in any way at all.  I had it in mind that 
>     >grub 2 looked at the partitions at boot time and dynamically created its 
>     >boot menu on the fly.  I did had EasyPeasy in sda6 and remix in sda7, 
>     >with a windows partition in sda1.  I removed EasyPeasy and stretched 
>     >Remix to fill the void, and I see that remix is now in sda6.  I figure 
>     >that's the problem but with grub2 I'm at a loss to fix it.
> 
> apparently karmic changed from grub version 1 to grub version two. please see:
>    [http://icewalkerz.blogspot.com/2009/10/ubuntu-karmic-changes-between-grub-1x.html]
> 
>   -Alex
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Thanx Alex.  Unfortunately, however, rtfm just does't work because I'm 
at least 1 level below that on the ignorance scale.  I'm afraid that 
that site only increases the confusion, particularly given that the file 
most discussed starts with a great big warning, written in large 
friendly letters; "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE".  Apart from that, I think my 
problem is before that in the boot process.  Grub can't even be found cf;
 >     >    GRUB loading.
 >     >
 >     >    error: file not found
 >     >
 >     >    grub rescue>_

I'm afraid I really need help coz I simply don't know enough to rtfm and 
work it out.

Thanx,
Kev



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