Well, I pooched it on this one. (Partition issues)

63VDub · 01-27-2008, 02:02 AM

Okay, here's the back story. I'm building a Linux box to act as a file server for my mom. Well, newegg didn't get the PS or CPU heatsink to me at the same time the HDD showed up. Being the patient person I am, I plopped the drive in one of my xp boxes and tossed ubuntu at it. No probs there. When I pulled the drive, Grub went ape and gave me "Error 21" and wouldn't boot. All the threads I found on google said use your XP disk and fix it with the recovery console, Fixmbr, etc. That would be nice, but the recovery console couldn't find the drive (SATA). I read somewhere else that I could write an XP mbr with the ubuntu live disk. Went through that spiel, sudo ms-sys and all. Still got Grub error 21.

mkay, great. So I go a different route that I read about. Boot a 98 disk and Fdisk -mbr.

Blammo, bad partition table. Ubuntu shows it being there, but being an unknown partition type.

SOOOO, before I go from bad to worse, would someone please hold my hand and show me that one step I need to do to fix all the screwups that are undoubtedly mine?

BTW, the Linux box is up and running, I just have to get Samba to play nice on the network.

p8ntguykenny · 01-29-2008, 12:38 AM

Every try partition magic?

Gazoo · 01-30-2008, 07:24 PM

as far as samba, make sure you use static IPs . Easiest way to set it up.
You may have to do the rescue part on windblows, as far as F8 then safemode and repair the boot record (MBR)

Kindred · 01-31-2008, 10:02 AM

So you did the linux install on the hard drive, in your windows chasis, with the windows drive still connected?

VVulfe · 01-31-2008, 10:12 AM

I'm guessing your grub.conf was stored on the linux drive, which you've since removed.

1) Put the linux drive back in.
2) Boot with a linux boot CD
3) chroot over to your linux drive
4) re-run grub and reinstall the loader to your mbr.

If this works, let us know before removing the drive again.

63VDub · 01-31-2008, 10:23 AM

^ will do, gotcha, and yes sir!

01-27-2008, 02:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
63VDub MCB Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 209	Well, I pooched it on this one. (Partition issues) Okay, here's the back story. I'm building a Linux box to act as a file server for my mom. Well, newegg didn't get the PS or CPU heatsink to me at the same time the HDD showed up. Being the patient person I am, I plopped the drive in one of my xp boxes and tossed ubuntu at it. No probs there. When I pulled the drive, Grub went ape and gave me "Error 21" and wouldn't boot. All the threads I found on google said use your XP disk and fix it with the recovery console, Fixmbr, etc. That would be nice, but the recovery console couldn't find the drive (SATA). I read somewhere else that I could write an XP mbr with the ubuntu live disk. Went through that spiel, sudo ms-sys and all. Still got Grub error 21. mkay, great. So I go a different route that I read about. Boot a 98 disk and Fdisk -mbr. Blammo, bad partition table. Ubuntu shows it being there, but being an unknown partition type. SOOOO, before I go from bad to worse, would someone please hold my hand and show me that one step I need to do to fix all the screwups that are undoubtedly mine? BTW, the Linux box is up and running, I just have to get Samba to play nice on the network.

01-30-2008, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gazoo Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Forest Lake MN Posts: 150	as far as samba, make sure you use static IPs . Easiest way to set it up. You may have to do the rescue part on windblows, as far as F8 then safemode and repair the boot record (MBR) __________________ I am just a figment of your imagination.

01-31-2008, 10:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kindred Mod & Underwear Model Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Neshanic Station, NJ Posts: 1,961	So you did the linux install on the hard drive, in your windows chasis, with the windows drive still connected? __________________ Strive for that moment when you're only a slice of pizza and a hooker away from paradise. -------------------- Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky

01-29-2008, 12:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
p8ntguykenny MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 177	Every try partition magic?

01-31-2008, 10:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
VVulfe I Hate This City. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 593	I'm guessing your grub.conf was stored on the linux drive, which you've since removed. 1) Put the linux drive back in. 2) Boot with a linux boot CD 3) chroot over to your linux drive 4) re-run grub and reinstall the loader to your mbr. If this works, let us know before removing the drive again.

01-31-2008, 10:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
63VDub MCB Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 209	^ will do, gotcha, and yes sir!