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Re: [Question #78466]: GRUB PLEASE WAIT ERROR 2

 

Question #78466 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78466

    Status: Answered => Open

benny is still having a problem:
last night following tutor by tom

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00d700d7

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 6048 48580528+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 6049 19456 107699760 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3 19457 19457 8032+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 6375 19456 105081133+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 6049 6374 2618532 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x16ed16ed

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 5287 42467796 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 5288 5924 5116702+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 5925 9729 30563662+ 83 Linux

but finally grub error 2
no wrong with disk last night oke not black screen, this time black screen
alt+ctrl+bckspace respond nothing
tom sleep now, i do decide by self delete partisi swap and ext3 last morning
now partition look like this

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hdc: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x16ed16ed

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1   *           1        5287    42467796    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdc2            5288        5924     5116702+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc3            5925        9729    30563662+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00d700d7

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        6048    48580528+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            6049       19456   107699760    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5            6375       19456   105081133+   7  HPFS/NTFS

ref: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78237

boot with 8.04 and 9.04 return black screen

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