Hi,
Suddenly today Gutsy won't startup from the hard drive. It will start with the Live CD and I can mount the partitions.
When I start the PC I see a black screen with a flashing _ at the top left, after about 5 seconds the flashing _ moves down one line. That's it.
What can I do to start Gutsy?
menu.lst looks like
fdisk looks like
Suddenly today Gutsy won't startup from the hard drive. It will start with the Live CD and I can mount the partitions.
When I start the PC I see a black screen with a flashing _ at the top left, after about 5 seconds the flashing _ moves down one line. That's it.
What can I do to start Gutsy?
menu.lst looks like
Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 30 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) # hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=d6f4e5cf-61e5-47b6-a433-7c3d29bedd69 ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,1) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=d6f4e5cf-61e5-47b6-a433-7c3d29bedd69 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic quiet title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=d6f4e5cf-61e5-47b6-a433-7c3d29bedd69 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+ root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0005aacc Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 39054015 156296384 58621185 5 Extended /dev/hda2 * 63 39054014 19526976 83 Linux /dev/hda5 136777410 156296384 9759487+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda6 39054141 136761344 48853602 83 Linux Partition table entries are not in disk order Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000cda0d Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 63 976768064 488384001 83 Linux Disk /dev/sdb: 519 MB, 519569408 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 63 cylinders, total 1014784 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x46703228 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 63 1014740 507339 b W95 FAT32 Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(1023, 254, 63) logical=(63, 41, 63) ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
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