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Thread: 11.04 "Error No File Found, Grub Rescue>"


let me give guys quick breakdown:

  • system: dell inspiron 1520, windows 7 (x64), 500gb hdd, 6gb ram , nvidia geforce 8600m gt , etc.
  • got curious , installed linux 11.04 onto laptop hdd (seagate momentus 500gb 7200rpm)
  • 45gb "/home", 4074mb "/" , 3000mb "swap"
  • everything installed fine, had no issues except once in while buggy
  • decided /home small, went windows 7 , deleted partition (older recovery partition) had not 1 using linux different one.
  • tried sign unbuntu 11.04 add space /home partition
  • rebooted , got error: "error no file found, grub rescue>"
  • now, read bunch of stuff forums quick fix, if there , following suite, here's bootinfo script results:

code:
                  boot info script 0.60    17 may 2011   ============================= boot info summary: ===============================   => grub2 (v1.99) installed in mbr of /dev/sda , looks @ sector 1 of      same hard drive core.img. core.img @ location , looks      (,msdos7)/boot/grub on drive.  sda1: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       vfat     boot sector type:  dell utility: fat16     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:       boot files:        /dellbio.bin /dellrmk.bin /command.com  sda2: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows vista/7     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:  windows 7     boot files:        /bootmgr /boot/bcd /windows/system32/winload.exe                         /wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /wubildr.mbr                         /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr  sda3: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       extended partition     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:    sda5: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ext4     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:       operating system:  ubuntu 11.04     boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img  sda6: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       swap     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:    sda7: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ext4     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:       operating system:       boot files:          sda8: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       vfat     boot sector type:  unknown     boot sector info:   according info in boot sector, sda8 starts                         @ sector 63. according info fdisk,                         sda8 starts @ sector 971530938. "63" , "2048"                         quite common values starting sector of                         logical partition , need fixed when                         want boot windows logical partition.     operating system:  windows xp     boot files:        /boot.ini /bootmgr /ntldr /ntdetect.com  ============================ drive/partition info: =============================  drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________  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 sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  partition  boot  start sector    end sector  # of sectors  id system  /dev/sda1                  63       160,649       160,587  de dell utility /dev/sda2    *        160,652   734,186,564   734,025,913   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs /dev/sda3         734,187,518   976,768,064   242,580,547   f w95 extended (lba) /dev/sda5         734,187,520   743,952,383     9,764,864  83 linux /dev/sda6         743,954,432   749,811,711     5,857,280  82 linux swap / solaris /dev/sda7         749,813,760   839,041,023    89,227,264  83 linux /dev/sda8         971,530,938   976,768,064     5,237,127   b w95 fat32   "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________  device           uuid                                   type       label  /dev/loop0                                              squashfs    /dev/sda1        07d7-0c0e                              vfat       dellutility /dev/sda2        2e5c8f635c8f2525                       ntfs       aoi /dev/sda5        2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01   ext4        /dev/sda6        f602f563-e106-4d2c-835a-187152a64642   swap        /dev/sda7        97bfad9f-fbdf-4800-b158-fc981bf17d4b   ext4        /dev/sda8        0290-8dad                              vfat       baitai  ================================ mount points: =================================  device           mount_point              type       options  /dev/loop0       /rofs                    squashfs   (ro,noatime) /dev/sr0         /cdrom                   iso9660    (ro,noatime)   =========================== sda5/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # not edit file # # automatically generated grub-mkconfig using templates # /etc/grub.d , settings /etc/default/grub #  ### begin /etc/grub.d/00_header ### if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ];   set have_grubenv=true   load_env fi set default="0" if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ];   set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"   save_env saved_entry   set prev_saved_entry=   save_env prev_saved_entry   set boot_once=true fi  function savedefault {   if [ -z "${boot_once}" ];     saved_entry="${chosen}"     save_env saved_entry   fi }  function recordfail {   set recordfail=1   if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi }  function load_video {   insmod vbe   insmod vga   insmod video_bochs   insmod video_cirrus }  insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ;   set gfxmode=auto   load_video   insmod gfxterm fi terminal_output gfxterm insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01 set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale set lang=en_us insmod gettext if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ];   set timeout=-1 else   set timeout=10 fi ### end /etc/grub.d/00_header ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### set menu_color_normal=white/black set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray if background_color 44,0,30;   clear fi ### end /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ];   if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ];     if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3;       if [ ${match} = 0 ];         set linux_gfx_mode=keep       else         set linux_gfx_mode=text       fi     else       set linux_gfx_mode=text     fi   else     set linux_gfx_mode=keep   fi else   set linux_gfx_mode=text fi export linux_gfx_mode if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; load_video; fi menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.38-8-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=uuid=2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01 ro   quiet splash vt.handoff=7     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic } menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01     echo    'loading linux 2.6.38-8-generic ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=uuid=2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01 ro single      echo    'loading initial ramdisk ...'     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic } ### end /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ### ### end /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### menuentry "memory test (memtest86+)" {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01     linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin } menuentry "memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2d14507c-0055-4769-9618-a2a322cb9d01     linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttys0,115200n8 } ### end /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### menuentry "windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ntfs     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2e5c8f635c8f2525     chainloader +1 } menuentry "microsoft windows xp embedded (on /dev/sda6)" --class windows --class os {     insmod part_msdos     insmod fat     set root='(/dev/sda,msdos6)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0290-8dad     drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}     chainloader +1 } ### end /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # file provides easy way add custom menu entries.  type # menu entries want add after comment.  careful not change # 'exec tail' line above. ### end /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/41_custom ### if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ];   source $prefix/custom.cfg; fi ### end /etc/grub.d/41_custom ### --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =============================== sda5/etc/fstab: ================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid -o value -s uuid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name # devices works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass> proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0 /dev/sda7       /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 # /home on /dev/sda9 during installation uuid=97bfad9f-fbdf-4800-b158-fc981bf17d4b /home           ext4    defaults        0       2 # swap on /dev/sda8 during installation uuid=f602f563-e106-4d2c-835a-187152a64642 none            swap    sw              0       0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =================== sda5: location of files loaded grub: ====================             gib - gb             file                                 fragment(s)   351.077770233 = 376.966885376  boot/grub/core.img                             1  351.078456879 = 376.967622656  boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1  353.748569489 = 379.834634240  boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic               1  351.115543365 = 377.007443968  boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic                  1  353.748569489 = 379.834634240  initrd.img                                     1  351.115543365 = 377.007443968  vmlinuz                                        1  ================================ sda8/boot.ini: ================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [boot loader]  timeout=0  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows  [operating systems]  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="microsoft windows xp embedded" /fastdetect /kernel=ntosboot.exe /maxmem=768  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ======================== unknown mbrs/boot sectors/etc: ========================  unknown bootloader on sda8  00000000  eb 58 90 4d 53 44 4f 53  35 2e 30 00 02 08 24 00  |.x.msdos5.0...$.| 00000010  02 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00  3f 00 ff 00 3f 00 00 00  |........?...?...| 00000020  87 e9 4f 00 f1 13 00 00  00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  |..o.............| 00000030  01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................| 00000040  80 00 29 ad 8d 90 02 44  65 6c 6c 4d 44 33 70 6c  |..)....dellmd3pl| 00000050  61 79 46 41 54 33 32 20  20 20 33 c9 8e d1 bc f4  |ayfat32   3.....| 00000060  7b 8e c1 8e d9 bd 00 7c  88 4e 02 8a 56 40 b4 41  |{......|.n..v@.a| 00000070  bb aa 55 cd 13 72 10 81  fb 55 aa 75 0a f6 c1 01  |..u..r...u.u....| 00000080  74 05 fe 46 02 eb 2d 8a  56 40 b4 08 cd 13 73 05  |t..f..-.v@....s.| 00000090  b9 ff ff 8a f1 66 0f b6  c6 40 66 0f b6 d1 80 e2  |.....f...@f.....| 000000a0  3f f7 e2 86 cd c0 ed 06  41 66 0f b7 c9 66 f7 e1  |?.......af...f..| 000000b0  66 89 46 f8 83 7e 16 00  75 38 83 7e 2a 00 77 32  |f.f..~..u8.~*.w2| 000000c0  66 8b 46 1c 66 83 c0 0c  bb 00 80 b9 01 00 e8 2b  |f.f.f..........+| 000000d0  00 e9 2c 03 a0 fa 7d b4  7d 8b f0 ac 84 c0 74 17  |..,...}.}.....t.| 000000e0  3c ff 74 09 b4 0e bb 07  00 cd 10 eb ee a0 fb 7d  |<.t............}| 000000f0  eb e5 a0 f9 7d eb e0 98  cd 16 cd 19 66 60 80 7e  |....}.......f`.~| 00000100  02 00 0f 84 20 00 66 6a  00 66 50 06 53 66 68 10  |.... .fj.fp.sfh.| 00000110  00 01 00 b4 42 8a 56 40  8b f4 cd 13 66 58 66 58  |....b.v@....fxfx| 00000120  66 58 66 58 eb 33 66 3b  46 f8 72 03 f9 eb 2a 66  |fxfx.3f;f.r...*f| 00000130  33 d2 66 0f b7 4e 18 66  f7 f1 fe c2 8a ca 66 8b  |3.f..n.f......f.| 00000140  d0 66 c1 ea 10 f7 76 1a  86 d6 8a 56 40 8a e8 c0  |.f....v....v@...| 00000150  e4 06 0a cc b8 01 02 cd  13 66 61 0f 82 75 ff 81  |.........fa..u..| 00000160  c3 00 02 66 40 49 75 94  c3 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52  |...f@iu..bootmgr| 00000170  20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |    ............| 00000180  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................| * 000001a0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 0d 0a 52 65  |..............re| 000001b0  6d 6f 76 65 20 64 69 73  6b 73 20 6f 72 20 6f 74  |move disks or ot| 000001c0  68 65 72 20 6d 65 64 69  61 2e ff 0d 0a 44 69 73  |her media....dis| 000001d0  6b 20 65 72 72 6f 72 ff  0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20  |k error...press | 000001e0  61 6e 79 20 6b 65 79 20  74 6f 20 72 65 73 74 61  |any key resta| 000001f0  72 74 0d 0a 00 00 00 00  00 ac cb d8 00 00 55 aa  |rt............u.| 00000200   =============================== stderr messages: ===============================  unlzma: decoder error
any type of guidance here don't want jump restarting hdd scratch. oh if can me boot windows tonight, that'd great help! i've been meaning watch movie , if else fails, i'd rather tonight...

see if can boot using super grub disk
code:
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/
if works, should able reinstall bootloader , should well.

looks site isn't entirely right can still download think.


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