Grub Error 29
GRUB installation: Error 29: Disk write error Thread Closed 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average 1 2 3 4 5 Thread Modes [solved]: GRUB installation: Error 29: Disk write error LucaToni Junior Member Posts: 4 Threads: 2 Thanks Received: 0 in 0 posts Thanks Given: 0 Joined: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0 #1 [solved]: GRUB installation: Error 29: Disk write error 07-08-2008, 08:26 AM Hello, I've been using pcbsd for a while. Now I'd like to install and use GRUB. This is the error message I get, when performing a GRUB installation with grub-install /dev/... or doing the installation "nativeley". Code: pcbsd# grub-install /dev/ad0
GNU GRUBversion 0.97(640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
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grub> root (hd0,1,a)
Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5
grub> setup--stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --prefix=/boot/grub (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not fatal)
Running "embed /boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5 (hd0,1,a)"... failed (this is not fatal )
Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) /boot/grub/ stage2 p /boot/grub/menu.lst "... failed
Error 29: Disk write error
grub> quit
pcbsd# grub
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
GNU GRUBversion 0.97(640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
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Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 06:07:10PM +0400, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote: > I did a brief check on https://forums.pcbsd.org/thread-9215.html the net, and it seems to be bug that has been > fixed. What version of GRUB are you using? The bug was that GRUB wasn't > mounting the disks read-write. > > Alternatively, maybe you https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-February/076226.html want to make a GRUB boot disk, and then try > installing from that? > I am using grub 0.95. This was exactly my point as I don't own a floppy drive. Anyway the solution i found after some searching was to use grub-install /dev/hda instead of using the grub cli. Anyway grub-install worked just fine :) Thank you for your time. Leonidas Tsabros Previous message: Error 29: Disk write error while installing GRUB Next message: Apache + modssl + mod_php4 +++ Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] More information about the freebsd-questions mailing list
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). https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/45754 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 http://www.dlldownloadcenter.com/Grub_Error_29_Disk_Write.html get "error 29 disk write error press any key to continue". ... Can you anyone please help me put in the windows option and get rid of this error 29 problem? Sam Cater said on 2007-06-30: then error 29 grub error 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 Question information Language: English Edit question Status: Solved For: Ubuntu grub Edit question Assignee: No assignee Edit question Solved by: Wyatt Smith Solved: grub error 29 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, It didn't work ... I didn't get the error 29 this time; instead when I choose to boot XP; the window went blank (apparently waitng for something to load) ... I waited over 20s ... got fed-up waiting ... hit enter ... and back
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