Some thoughts: -Are the partitions correctly defined in /etc/ftsab for the unbootable partitions? -Have you tried booting the partitions from the grub commandline? It looks like how to do it is on the botom of this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Using%20CLI%20to%20Boot -If you enter grub command line and type "ls", does it pick up the partitions you are trying to boot? -Do you think there would be any benifit of chainloading Grub legacy and seeing if it can pick them up and boot properly?
I know my level of knowledge is likely well below yours on the subject, but figured I would offer some thoughts just in case... On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of it is Greek to me. I tried some searching and suggested solutions, > but grub has the right UUID when compared to the UUID for the partition, so > I am a bit at a loss. I can't see why it does not find the kernel and spouts > out an error for two partitions and not for the rest. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > > On 5 March 2011 12:38, Joan Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I just highlighted and pasted "UUID Problem" into Google and there were >> some solved hits there. BackTrack, I think, and Ubuntu was mentioned, anyway >> good reading... >> >> Joan in Reno, just trying to help... >> >> --- On Sat, 3/5/11, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Roy <[email protected]> >> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] UUID problem >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:53 AM >> >> >> >> >> I have a 500 GB hard drive that I use to install distros for testing >> >> purposes. I am having trouble with two partitions. I have Fedora 14, >> >> LMDE, OpenSuSE 11.4 and Ubuntu Natty installed. I have grub written to >> >> the drive (sdg) MBR and not the MBR of sda. Here is the problem, >> >> Fedora and LMDE load fine, but openSuSE and Natty do not. I get an >> >> error there is no string-of-alphanumerics for the UUID and it can't >> >> find the kernel. These are new partitions and can't understand why the >> >> UUIDs would mess up. >> >> I have tried two grubs, one generated by Kubuntu on sda and one >> >> generated by LMDE on the MBR of the drive where it is not working. >> >> OpenSuSE's grub is useless. It keeps on writing to sda despite my >> >> telling it not to and then I need to use the Kubuntu CD to fix the >> >> problem. Fedora uses grub legacy and does not poll the drivers for >> >> other kernels, so it works, but only recognises Fedora which is no >> >> help. I am willing to delete partitions and start over, but that has >> >> not worked thus far. >> >> How do I fix it by either fixing grub on the drives in question or >> >> generating a UUID that will work? I thought that Gparted would fix the >> >> problem, but it did not, despite destroying the partitions and >> >> creating new ones. The UUIDs created by Gparted are different from the >> >> previous ones, but they still give an error. >> >> Roy >> >> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit >> >> Location: Canada >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
