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[Ashwin Mathur <question77443@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #77443 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77443

Ashwin Mathur gave more information on the question:
Hi Tom,

I think I could manage to type the correct format at command line. Please see the attached screenshot for the output.
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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x15341533

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1           4       32098+  de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2   *           5       13266   106527015    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3           13267       30401   137636887+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5           13267       21834    68822428+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6           21835       29749    63577206    7  HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x75d271c5

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1       91201   732572001    7  HPFS/NTFS
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 
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Thanks a ton!

Ashwin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: question77443@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:24:40 -0000
> To: ashwin_mathur@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Question #77443]: GRUB Error 18 - URGENT HELP PLEASE
> 
> Your question #77443 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77443
> 
>     Status: Open => Answered
> 
> Tom proposed the following answer:
> Ok, so you're on the machine that's having troubles which makes this a
> little bit easier.  Please go up to the top taskbar and click on
> 
> Applications - Accessories - Terminal
> 
> and into the terminal/command window/console type
> 
> sudo fdisk -l
> 
> and copy&paste the results into here.  Err, i'm not sure quite how new
> you are to computers, can you use the mouse to copy&paste?
> 
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
> 
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