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justindisgustin

Member

Registered: 2008-08-13

Posts: 7

Grub error 15 after new install

Okay, so I really put off posting a new thread for as long as possible but I searched the forums as well as the net and I still haven't been able to fix this (probably simple) issue.

Just got done with the install using the documentation on the CD to the best of my ability.  Now when I attempt to boot I get the following message:

"Loading grub...
Error 15"

At which point it hangs and I cannot input anything.
I'm going to try and give you the most information possible here.

I'm duel-booting using two SATA drives.  The first is a Vista install, and the second is my arch install.

The way I have the Arch drive partitioned is as follows  [note: as I look over the information I just posted I'm not sure this is accurate but it's what I wrote down as I was doing my install]:
sda1 = windows
sdb1 = /
sdb2 = swap
sdb3 = /home

blkid lists the following:
"
/dev/sda1: UUID ="8AC4C26FC4C25D57" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="cd3b89b0-d3dc-4ba2-aeeb-f8db349539c2" TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb2: TYPE="swap" UUID="a329451f-eaff-47b3-98c3-caf8eb433b26"
/dev/sdb3: UUID="2efeeabb-0195-4135-81ff-cf6654548c2d" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb4: UUID="dac7db6c-fa73-4cf3-bd9e-8bfec5c9521d" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=

/dev/loop1: TYPE="SQUASHFS"
"

When I mount /dev/sdb1 under /mnt I can see that it is the partition that has grub on it and my kernel, as well as some other directories I'm unfamiliar with.  Judging from the other threads I have read, relevant information on this partition would be the file "menu.lst".  So here's what that file contains, minus most of the ommented-out  info (I have, for the time being, commented out info on my windows partition to eliminate one point where I could have made a mistake.):
"
# general configuration:
timeout 5
default 0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd1, 0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/2efeeabb-0195-4135-81ff-cf6654548c2d ro
initrd /kernel26.img

# (1) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux Fallback
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/2efeeabb-0195-4135-81ff-cf6654548c2d ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img
"

When i mount sdb3 to /mnt and ls I get:
"bin dev home lost+found mnt proc sbin sys usr boot etc lib media opt root srv temp var"
So I cd to etc and nano fstab:
"
none                 /dev/pts      devpts     defaults    0   0
none                 /dev/shm    tmpfs       defaults    0   0

#/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom      auto    exec,ro,user,noauto,unhide         0   0
#/dev/dvd     /media/dvd           auto   exec,ro,user,noauto,unhide         0   0
UUID=2efeeabb-0195-4135-81ff-cf6654548c2d    /  ext3   defaults        0  1
UUID=a329451f-eaff-47b3-98c3-caf8eb433b26    swap swap defaults 0   0
UUID=cd3b89b0-d3dc-4ba2-aeeb-f8db349539c2  /boot ext2 defaults   0  1
UUID=dac7db6c-fa73-4cf3-bd9e-8bfec5c9521d  /home /ext3 defaults  0  1
#UUID=8AC4C26FC4C25D57  /media/vista  ntfs  auto,user,exec,rw,nls=utf8,umask=0 0 0
"
I've commented out the cd and dvd drives for now because I plan on installing hal after I get grub going.

I have tried doing installgrub /dev/sdb1 which seemed to install and then upon reboot I got the same message.

Any help is really appreciated and I have tried to be thorough and accurate.
Had to actually look at the screen and type all of this out so bear with me

Note:  I saw this thread and tried to follow it but I had some trouble because my setup is a bit different fom this person's:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=31251

vacant

Member

From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

Posts: 816

Re: Grub error 15 after new install

sda1 = windows
sdb1 = /
sdb2 = swap
sdb3 = /home

I doubt it. From what you go on to say, sdb1 is /boot, sdb3 is /, you have no separate home partition. This is all OK.

Anyway, when your boot, tap "e" to edit the grub entry, edit the root line from "root (hd1,0)" to "root (hd0,0)".

lidewei

Member

From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2007-08-18

Posts: 27

Re: Grub error 15 after new install

Try this:

# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd1, 0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cd3b89b0-d3dc-4ba2-aeeb-f8db349539c2 ro
initrd /kernel26.img