Ubuntu Grub Problem

[Ecko]

Title says it all guyz but let me explain u a bit more
Tried Installing Ubuntu on Ext 3 partition on my SATA HDD*
The installation turns well but I neve see GRUB @ boot so I'm unable to boot into Ubuntu
Also i've tried the same thing in VirtualBox with single PATA HDD which works pretty fine
Since I dont know what to do please help
I've 2 HDD (320 SATA & 80 PATA) connected with partitions going to 12 (including the SWAP)
I've installed the Ubuntu in 11th partition (Ext3) of HDD(0) i.e SATA*

 

[Rahim]

You have to install Grub on the MBR of your 1st Hard Drive. Use GParted Live CD and open a Terminal and enter

sudo grub

find /boot/grub/stage1

It will give you somethig like (hd0,6).
Enter

root (hd0,6)

setup (hd0)

Change (hd0,6) with the results of find /boot/grub/stage1.
I hope i understood your problem correctly.

 

[Ecko]

find /boot/grub/stage1 command gives me result as hd(1,10) which I think should be hd(0,10) rather than it
But I'm still unable to complete it as I dont have Gpart CD but I only have Ubuntu CD
If that can do the needful or is there any other way around

 

[Rahim]

Yah ubuntu cd will do. The numbering depends on which drive is recognised first in BIOS.

 

[Ecko]

Yaar its not performing the rest of commands u've mentioned
I'm able to perform just 1st command

 

[Rahim]

Have you entered it correctly? root (hd1,10) and setup (hd0)
You kkindamessed with the brackets. What errors are you getting?

 

[Ecko]

K let u know in few minutes

 

[NucleusKore]

My suggestion
Boot with GParted live cd and confirm on which drive is your linux ext3 Ubuntu partition

Then refer this tutorial
*thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96132

and in that:
*Boot with Ubuntu and install grub to your root partition as outlined in the above tutorial.
*Then install the GAG boot loader as outlined in the above tutorial

You should be fine

 

[Ecko]

Guyz Unable to load grub even after trying the method by rahim
Will try the Gparted CD
Also not to remind that I'm able to do so exactly same in VirtualBox

 

[Rahim]

Ecko try the above method but this time enter setup (hd1) instead of (setup (hd0)

 

[ManishSinha]

Have you entered it correctly? root (hd1,10) and setup (hd0)
You kkindamessed with the brackets. What errors are you getting?

There should be space between root and ( and bracket and (

 

[Rahim]

^The space is there,isnt it?

 

[NucleusKore]

I think he might as well put the boot loader in his root and install GAG. It's a lot easier.

 

[Ecko]

Ok another problem here guyz

ya i'm intelligent enough to type commands

Tried this

Ecko try the above method but this time enter setup (hd1) instead of (setup (hd0)

It worked fyn rather excellent but Im now unable to boot into XP
Plz guyz help me out

 

[NucleusKore]

This is what you called digging your own grave and burying yourself in it. Manual editing is not for the faint hearted.

Download SUPERGRUB from here
*www.supergrubdisk.org/
and burn it to a cd

Boot with it and select the automatic option to restore your windows boot record ((((((((((((

Then boot with the Ubuntu cd (live mode), open a shell and install grub to the Root partition as outlined in my tutorial.

Install GAG as outlined in my tutorial

 

[Ecko]

Yaar its in Root partition
I've done exactly the same as said in ur tut

 

[NucleusKore]

Boot with GParted and a pendrive in place
Take snapshots of both your hard disks and save them to the pendrive
post them here, let us see

 

[Ecko]

i'll post them from ubuntu 's Gparted
Ext3 is sda11

*i37.tinypic.com/2i7vgvr.png
*i38.tinypic.com/2d937yo.png

The (sdb1) is Windows XP

Ok here is an update
I edited the grub lst file to change from hd(1,10) to hd(0,10) because this was the only setting for which Ubuntu was booting

Still windows xp isn't booting so using SuperGrub CD to boot in XP
How abt changing the grub to same setting as Supergrub ??

 

[damked]

I have not used Ubuntu but there may be a way to this if right utilities are there.
Boot into your Ubuntu and in system utilities search for some utility which will let you to change boot loader settings in graphic interface. From there you will be able to add a menu which will let you to boot into windows. I

 

[Rahim]

Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and make an entry for XP:

# on /dev/sdb1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
chainloader +1

See if this helps Not sure though as i dont know much about SATA.