Grub Error 18 Selected Cylinder
Get Kubuntu Get Xubuntu Get Lubuntu Get UbuntuStudio Get Mythbuntu Get Edubuntu Get Ubuntu-GNOME Get UbuntuKylin Ubuntu Code of Conduct error 18 selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by bios centos Ubuntu Wiki Community Wiki Other Support Launchpad Answers Ubuntu IRC Support grub error 18 selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by bios AskUbuntu Official Documentation User Documentation Social Media Facebook Twitter Useful Links Distrowatch Bugs: Ubuntu PPAs: Ubuntu Web Upd8: Ubuntu OMG! Ubuntu Ubuntu Insights Planet Ubuntu Activity Page Please read before SSO login Advanced Search Forum The Ubuntu Forum Community Ubuntu Official Flavours Support New to Ubuntu [SOLVED] Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Having an Issue With Posting ? Do you want to help us debug the posting issues ? < is the place to report it, thanks ! Results 1 to 6 of 6 Thread: Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode November 16th, 2009 #1 asuastrophysics View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Dipped in Ubuntu Join Date Feb 2009 Location Boone, NC Beans 518 DistroUbuntu Studio 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Hey everyone, My desktop computer powering my stereo crashed randomly (that's weird for Ubuntu!), and on the next boot, I got this message from GRUB: Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS. Press ENTER to continue. I pressed enter and it booted up just fine. Is this the beginnings of a failing HDD? The drive is only 6 months old. I didn't change any settings in GRUB, nor have I made any system changes. Thanks for any help in advance! "Be who you are and say what you feel because those that mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind." Ubuntu Registered User #29486 Adv Reply November 16th, 2009 #2 101011010010 V
exceeds maximum supported by BIOS « previous next » Print Pages: [1] Go Down Author Topic: Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS (Read 17821 times) stevsurf Newbie Posts: 4 Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS « on: 2008/09/06, 19:33:16 pm » My BIOS cannot boot the external USB hard drive on which I have installed Ububtu 8.04.1, so I am trying to https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1327989 use the SGD iso to boot it.The SGD options to boot Linux do not work so I am trying the command line route.Setting root to (hd1,0) is OK, butCode: [Select]grub> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=/dev/hd1,0 gives this error messageQuoteSelected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOSCan anyone suggest a way round the error message? http://www.supergrubdisk.org/forum/index.php?topic=150.0 Logged adrian15 Administrator Hero Member Posts: 833 Please test Rescatux and report back feedback... Re: Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS « Reply #1 on: 2008/09/07, 18:53:09 pm » You will need to reinstall Ubuntu with a new partition layout.Check: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/GrubError18adrian15 Logged If you have liked this piece of advice please consider donating to the Super Grub Disk project. stevsurf Newbie Posts: 4 Re: Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS « Reply #2 on: 2008/09/08, 23:59:20 pm » Quote from: adrian15 on 2008/09/07, 18:53:09 pmYou will need to reinstall Ubuntu with a new partition layout.Check: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/GrubError18adrian15Many thanks Adrian.I reduced my partition size as suggested and now Super Grub Disk boots my Ubuntu installation. Logged adrian15 Administrator Hero Member Posts: 833 Please test Rescatux and report back feedback... Re: Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS « Reply #3 on: 2008/09/09, 19:38:09 pm » Quote from: stevsurf on 2008/09/08, 23:59:20 pmI
Login: [x] Format For Printing -XML -Clone This Bug -Last Comment First Last https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522029 Prev Next This bug is not in your last search http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/grub-error-18-selected-cylinder-exceeds-maximum-supported-by-bios-552499/ results. Bug522029 - grub : Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Summary: grub : Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Status: CLOSED WONTFIX Aliases: None Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Classification: Red Hat Component: grub (Show other error 18 bugs) Sub Component: --- Version: 5.4 Hardware: All Linux Priority low Severity high TargetMilestone: rc TargetRelease: --- Assigned To: Václav Pavlín QA Contact: Release Test Team Docs Contact: URL: Whiteboard: Keywords: Reopened Depends On: Blocks: Show dependency tree /graph Reported: 2009-09-09 04:25 EDT by Winfrid Tschiedel Modified: 2013-03-19 09:08 EDT (History) CC List: error 18 selected 1 user (show) gasmith See Also: Fixed In Version: Doc Type: Bug Fix Doc Text: Story Points: --- Clone Of: Environment: Last Closed: 2013-03-19 09:08:59 EDT Type: --- Regression: --- Mount Type: --- Documentation: --- CRM: Verified Versions: Category: --- oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: Cloudforms Team: --- Attachments (Terms of Use) Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.) Groups: None (edit) Description Winfrid Tschiedel 2009-09-09 04:25:07 EDT Description of problem: grub cannot write BOOTRECORD into the partion - ends with Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): grub-0.97-13.5 How reproducible: always - independant of the redhat linux distribution seen also with fedora 12, rhel-6 but not with NOVELL linux distributions Steps to Reproduce: 1. write on a system (with dmraid?) in the extended partition a bootrecord to a partition 2. 3. Actual results: Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS Expected results: grub writes bootrecord t
Wiki Search Tutorials/Articles Search HCL Search Reviews Search ISOs Go to Page... LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General grub error 18: selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by bios User Name Remember Me? Password Linux - General This Linux forum is for general Linux questions and discussion. If it is Linux Related and doesn't seem to fit in any other forum then this is the place. Notices Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community. You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today! Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in. Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links: Site Howto | Site FAQ | Sitemap | Register Now If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here. Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies. Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understand