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| Thread ID: 105947 | 2009-12-19 21:06:00 | Grub boot error No such disc | kjaada (253) | Press F1 |
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| 841269 | 2009-12-19 21:06:00 | Have Ubuntu on my old desktop and after "playing"with Puppy Linux I now get this error.I think maybe dureing the play I may have installed Grub to a USB flash stick but this will no longer boot either.And live CDs will not boot. Grub boot error No such disc> I have reset the cosmos but still get the same error.Is there a command I can put after the>to get back to normal or at least boot a live cd. The Ubuntu forum answers so far have been no help. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 841270 | 2009-12-19 21:32:00 | It sounds like you will have to go to the BIOS setup and tell it to boot from your CD, for a start. | rumpty (2863) | ||
| 841271 | 2009-12-19 22:14:00 | I have been there done all that.I should add I am in no way a novice with Linux having used it since Red Hat was just a youngster but this has me beat. | kjaada (253) | ||
| 841272 | 2009-12-19 22:54:00 | Have you got the USB stick still plugged in? If so try removing it. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 841273 | 2009-12-20 00:47:00 | You will probably have to reinstall the GRUB bootloader. | Blam (54) | ||
| 841274 | 2009-12-20 02:03:00 | You will probably have to reinstall the GRUB bootloader. How can I do that when I can not access anything.Can it be done somehow from the command prompt after the > ?If so how. I have tried several commands but am a bit lost.I tried "update grub" which is the command for the new grub2 but,No such command or similar came up.I do think tho that you are on the right track. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 841275 | 2009-12-20 02:12:00 | I will be damned:: I just went to have another try after 2 days of trying and it started up and booted in to Ubuntu ??????????? |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 841276 | 2009-12-20 04:02:00 | That's bizarre. A self repairing bootloader. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 841277 | 2009-12-20 04:26:00 | Or maybe the USB stick was removed???? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 841278 | 2009-12-20 04:50:00 | Or maybe the USB stick was removed???? No USB stick involved it was in my lappy over the whole time as it holds important info and I did not want it stuffing up also. |
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