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    Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

    I am having trouble getting Kubuntu to boot on it's own. When I attempt to start the system without the help of the Kubuntu CD, booting from Hard Disk before CD; the system fails to boot from HD then continues to attempt to boot from CD over and over again. If I tell the BIOS to only try to boot from hard disk I just get a blinking cursor for ever. If I use the CD and select "Boot from hard disk first" I get the message:
    Code:
    Booting from local disk
GRUB loading
    And everything boots up fine.

    When I attempt to install GRUB using:
    Code:
    grub-install /dev/hda
    I get an error "Invalid device '/dev/hda'"
    however, when I install it using:
    Code:
    grub-install /dev/sda
    I get "Installation Finished. No Errors Reported..."
    I check my device.map file for errors and the only line in the file is:
    Code:
    (hd0)   /dev/sda
    This doesn't seem right to me however since my HD is Western Digital WD1600JB 160 GB, which should be hda, not sda right? I'm so confused atm
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    Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

    Grub, for some time now, uses the /dev/sdx naming convention.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

      I'm not entirely sure what that means for me, I'm very new to Linux. Should I then be installing grub using
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      grub-install /dev/sdx
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        #4
        Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

        First review this, especially the device nomenclature for Grub 2: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106368.0


        To wit:

        "Device names have changed. In GRUB Legacy, the numbering of both hard drives and partitions start at zero. (hd0,0) is the first hard drive (hd0), the first partition (partition zero). In GRUB 2, the numbering of hard drives also starts at zero: hd0 is the first hard drive. But partition numbering starts at 1: (hd0,1) is the first hard drive, the first partition (partition one)."
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          #5
          Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

          Of course, if you are using a version of Kubuntu prior to Karmic 9.10, then you might be using Grub Legacy. So, what version of Kubuntu are you trying to install? And that it self raises the question, why are you trying to install Grub? If you installed Kubuntu, that was taken care of for you.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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            #6
            Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

            I'm attempting to install Karmic 9.10 64
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              #7
              Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

              Then Grub 2 will be what's installed.

              Are you saying, that you have run the installer, but that Grub 2 didn't get installed? Is that why you are trying to install Grub 2 yourself?
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                I ran the installer to install Kubuntu to the machine. Everything seems to be working fine except that it wont boot without the help of the CD. I tried re-installing GRUB because that's what was suggested to someone with a similar problem than I found while trying to troubleshoot this issue myself.

                When I run the grub installer I get an installation successful message, however the system still will not boot on it's own.
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                  #9
                  Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                  Take a look at Grub 2 Basics and review section 13. Reinstalling GRUB 2 from the LiveCD
                  Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                  Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                  "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                    #10
                    Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                    Ok, followed these instructions step-by-step, everything was successful, but when I rebooted Kubuntu still wouldn't boot on it's own.
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                      Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                      Please describe what happens when you reboot.
                      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                        #12
                        Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                        The BIOS is set to boot from HD?
                        The CD is removed?
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                          Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                          The BIOS is set to boot from HD first, then CD.

                          When I start the computer first thing I get is the boot screen, detecting IDE drives, RAM count etc.

                          then I get a screen for a few seconds that says:
                          Code:
                          Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent v7.7.5
Copyright (C) 200-2004 Broadcom Corporation
All rights reserved.
Press Ctrl-S to enter Configuration Menu
                          I'm honestly not sure what this is, I can't find anything about it in CMOS, and I don't think it's on the HD since it was formatted. I thought it was just my ethernet card, but maybe it's my problem?

                          Anyway, next I get a screen with a blinking cursor. If I set BIOS to only boot from HD, this goes on forever. If I have it boot from CD-ROM after HD, then it does this for about 30s then boots from the Live CD, and I can tell it to boot from First Hard Disk. If I do this I get:
                          Code:
                          Booting from local disk
GRUB loading
                          Then Kubuntu loads.
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                            #14
                            Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                            Hmm. Okay. Tell us about your PC and what it has in it.
                            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                              Re: Kubuntu Wont Boot On It's Own

                              Sure thing.

                              System:
                              Mobo: TYAN Tomcat K8E S2865
                              CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3400+
                              Video: ATI Radeon x1300 512mb
                              RAM: 1.5 GB
                              HDD: Western Digital WD1600JB 160 GB
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