Noob getting "Error Loading Operating System"

[Kerry]

Hello all. I burned off the kubuntu i386 dvd and ran it live and everything worked so i decided to make the jump from xp.

i backed up all my info and made an image of xp onto another drive and booted from the kubuntu disk. I installed from within kubuntu and all went well, no problems until i rebooted and got "Error Loading Operating System". rest of the screen is blank and the system freezes.

I reinstalled from the disc with text install or command prompt (or somthing like that) again without any error messages and then rebooted only to get "Error Loading Operating System" once again.

I'd really like to make the switch but i'm at a loss here.


here's my info:
kubuntu 7.10, Desktop, AMD64bit, ASUS K8Ne-Deluxe, 1 15,000rpm scsi drive,
2 sata drives, USB mouse, ps/2 keyboard, ati 9800pro

[Monster_user]

Re: Noob getting "Error Loading Operating System"

This is my first post in the "Help the New Guy" section. So I get to technical, please let me know.

"Error Loading Operating System" sounds like a Windows, or Board related error.

Edited from this post, by wernst on the Ubuntu Forums.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...55&postcount=5

1. Boot from the Kubuntu install CD.

2. Open a Terminal (Konsole).

3. Type "sudo grub" which makes a GRUB prompt appear.
If it asks for a Password, just hit enter...

4. Type "find /boot/grub/stage1". You'll get a response like "(hd0)" or "(hd0,3)". Use whatever your computer spits out for the following lines.

5. Type "root (hd0)".

6. Type "setup (hd0)". This is key,... if you want to write GRUB to the MBR. If you want to write it to your linux root partition, then you want the number after the comma, such as "(hd0,3)".

7. Type "quit".

8. Restart the system. Remove the bootable CD.

More info.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351

[Kerry]

Re: Noob getting "Error Loading Operating System"

Thanks for the reply.

I followed your directions and got grub to run (thanks!), but now i get an "Error 17 - Cannot Mount Selected Partition" message.
Any thoughts?


Here are my results from sudo fdisk -l:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2bda4613

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 19457 156288321 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xcdcb787d

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 19457 156288321 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdc: 36.7 GB, 36749445120 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4467 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe2f69e74

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 4279 34371036 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 4280 4467 1510110 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 4280 4467 1510078+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris




Here is the contents of my etc/fstab file:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sdc1
UUID=61b6d950-8853-4623-b960-e4b20d25467e / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sdc5
UUID=8d833c77-7aa4-458a-9c2d-a4c43dd080de none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0




here is my menu.lst:

# 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 3

## 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=61b6d950-8853-4623-b960-e4b20d25467e ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd2,0)

## 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 (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=61b6d950-8853-4623-b960-e4b20d25467e 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 (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=61b6d950-8853-4623-b960-e4b20d25467e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

[Monster_user]

Re: Noob getting &quot;Error Loading Operating System&quot;

I was hoping some of the other members would have replied. I was not able to do so, because of School, and work, etc...

Your Menu.lst indicates that Kubuntu is not on the first drive, but on the second drive.

"root (hd2,0)."

So going back to my Previous post, replacing "hd0" with "hd2.0" should get it to work...

1. Boot from the Kubuntu install CD.

2. Open a Terminal (Konsole).

3. Type "sudo grub" which makes a GRUB prompt appear.
If it asks for a Password, just hit enter...

4. Type "find /boot/grub/stage1". You'll get a response like "(hd2.0)"
5. Type "root (hd2.0)".
6. Type "setup (hd2.0)
7. Type "quit".

8. Restart the system. Remove the bootable CD.