Grub install fails on fresh 11.10 install

[Tranas]

Used "boot repair" in response to the following error after a fresh dual boot install of Ubuntu 11.10 [from CD - not wubi] on a WinXP Thinkpad laptop -

error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue>

Performed the 1 click recommended repair, however the error message remained. The machine would not boot.
The MBR can be restored using the Win2K Install CD, and the windows install with data files then functions normally.

Attempts to restore the Grub 1.99 bootloader per

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1014708

get the identical [failed] result, even though the sudo grub-install xxx reports no errors upon completion. Attempted the boot-repair "Purge and reinstall" option, however this resulted in the same error screen.

The boot info file after the repair is here -

http://paste.ubuntu.com/830258/

[Tranas (verslo-bite)]

Correction:
The MBR can be restored using the WinXP Install CD

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robert A. Matthews (ubuntu-ramatthews)]

I had a similar problem installing 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 onto my lenovo B570 laptop - at the end of the install, the reboot failed with GRUB's Error 13. Curiously, installing 32-bit Ubuntu 11.10 worked OK - which is my current work-round.

[Brian Ealdwine (eode)]

Tranas - Is this problem happening for you with a Lenovo V570 or B570? This may be a duplicate of #908109.

[YannUbuntu (yannubuntu)]

@Brian: Tranas does not have EFI, so this is not a duplicate of #908109.

@Tranas: do you have the same problem with 12.04 ?

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

This is very strange. Can you boot a livecd and run:

sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sda3

Also can you try booting the super grub disk, press c to get to the command line, and run ls -l and post the results? You can find it here: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/category/download/supergrub2diskdownload/

[Tranas (verslo-bite)]

Hello Yann -

Have not tried 12.04 yet - but should be trying over the next week. Will
let you know.

On 2012.05.21 13:03, YannUbuntu wrote:
> @Brian: Tranas does not have EFI, so this is not a duplicate of #908109.
>
> @Tranas: do you have the same problem with 12.04 ?
>

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

This should have expired *long* ago.