Grub Error 29 Disk Write Error
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first copy of Ubuntu last night [never used UNIX before] ... (backed up all my stuff) and installed. I get an error at Grub when I try to boot XP [Media Centre Edition] ... Ubuntu is working fine (I think). Anyhow, I searched this forum for similar problems ... found the solution ... but can't apply the solution because I don't understand it. Here's what I found: "... 2. If I load Ubuntu from the current grub I get "error 29 disk write error press any key to continue". ... Can you anyone please help me put in the windows option and https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=931813 get rid of this error 29 problem? Sam Cater said on 2007-06-30: then error 29 thing is easy. From ubuntu go to /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove savedefault from the menu entry My question: From Ubuntu??? Is this something like a MS-DOS window ... where do I open this window ... Sam's answer is for someone who knows Ubuntu a little ... I know nothing about Ubuntu ... Please help ... tc https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/45754 Question information Language: English Edit question Status: Solved For: Ubuntu grub Edit question Assignee: No assignee Edit question Solved by: Wyatt Smith Solved: 2008-09-21 Last query: 2008-09-21 Last reply: 2008-09-21 Related bugs Link existing bug Related FAQ: None Link to a FAQ Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said on 2008-09-20: #1 You need to edit a file in Ubuntu, so you must boot to Ubuntu. Next open up the terminal: Applications > Accessories > Terminal From the terminal type sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst enter you password (the cursor will not move when you do this) Scroll down to the bottom and find the section referring to your windows installation. Remove the line that says savedefault. Save the file and then reboot. tc (t-tigger) said on 2008-09-20: #2 I've made the change, still no joy ... Menu entry now looks like [and I have rebooted since]: # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sda1 title Windows XP Media Center Edition root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said on 2008-09-20: #3 tc Try out these changes title Windows XP Media Center Edition rootnoverify (hd0) chainloader +1 If this does not bring joy, post the entire menu.lst file tc (t-tigger) said on 2008-09-20: #4 WW
error", when installing GRUB Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:05:31 +0200 User-agent: Mutt/1.0.1i Hello, I have made some tests via GRUB put on a floppy (Linux or FreeBSD on first hard disk, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grub/2000-10/msg00104.html Windows on slave : everything went fine), and I'm now willing to http://www.easy2boot.com/not-contiguous-error/grub4dos-error-numbers/ install it on the MBR of my first IDE HD. /boot is a standalone partition (hd0,0). I'm using GRUB shell under Debian/GNU Linux, potato, kernel 2.2.14. Here is the result of the commands : grub> root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> kernel /vmlinuz-2. Possible grub error files are: vmlinuz-2.0.36 vmlinuz-2.2.14 grub> kernel /vmlinuz-2.2.14 [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x800, size=0x8963a] grub> setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 15 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install /grub/stage1 d (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p (hd0,0)/grub/stage2"... failed Error 29: Disk write error Any clue ? TIA, -- grub error 29 Thierry LARONDE
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