Grub Loading Error 18 Ubuntu 9.04
GRUB Loading stage1.5. GRUB loading, please wait... Error 18 I've booted from the CD and given the output to these commands: free -m: Mem: total 181, used 178, free 2, shared 0, buffers 4, cached 57 -/+ buffers/cache: used 116, free 64 Swap: total 1088, used 29, free 1058 sudo fdisk -l: Disk /dev/sda: 163.9 GB, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x37273726 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 79 9257 73730317+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/sda2 9795 19929 81409387+ 5 Extended /dev/sda3 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sda4 14 78 522112+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda5 9795 19861 80863146 83 Linux /dev/sda6 19862 19929 546178+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris Thanks in advance for your help. Question information Language: English Edit question Status: Solved For: Ubuntu grub Edit question Assignee: No assignee Edit question Solved by: Tom Solved: 2009-08-25 Last query: 2009-08-25 Last reply: 2009-08-23 Related bugs Link existing bug Related FAQ: None Link to a FAQ Simos Xenitellis (simosx) said on 2009-08-22: #1 "Error 18" is described at http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/GRUB#Error_18 The gist is that the BIOS of your computer is not in a position to access the start of your Linux partition that has the /boot directory. In your case, the relevant partition is probably /dev/sda3 (at position 73GB), a dedicated partition for /boot. Reading the above link, it appears that your computer may have a 8GB limitation. That is, you would need to move /dev/sda3 to come to the start of the hard disk. Can this be done with GParted from the installation disk? You can also check if your manufacturer provides an updated BIOS that does not have a BIOS access limitation. Tom (tom6) said on 2009-08-22: #2 Hi :) Yes Simos is right there. Updating the bios can be daunting and could cause problems if your machine gets stuck halfway through. i would avoid it unless you are either quite experienced with this type of thing or else don't care if the machine gets trashed. It's unusual for it to go that wrong but does sometimes happen. I have been trying to
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Computing Tutorials Open Source Pro LearnWhat is Linux? Training Certification Events Webinars CommunityParticipate Q&A Forums Blogs ResourcesNewsletter Distributions Publications Infographics Photos Videos Jobs rbsfou May 18, 2009 Error 18 with grub 0.97 Forums:Installation Hi Folks, I've just installed ubuntu 9.04 for my mum, having spent a good couple of years pulling her in the right direction by getting her to use Open Source apps on Windows, but every second (or so) boot I get the dreaded 'Error 18'. I refuse to believe the BIOS is old enough to suffer the 'trying to put executable code >1023 cylinders' problem, and there's no option to use anything freaky like Bit-Shifting, which seems to me that it's using (normal) LBA translation. The board she's now using was working fine with grub installed after an 80GB Windows 7 partion (yeah, i know, but we have to know what to expect before the lusers get hold of it...) on a SATA disc, proving that it's not a >1023cyls problem. I know grub in ubuntu has been updated recently, and i was wondering if anyone else is seeing this problem in other recent distros. It is reporting itself as being version 0.97. It's an old PATA disk in the machine now, but surely this shouldn't matter as it's still disk 0x80 (and it wouldn't have got that far if that was the problem - only one disk in there anyway!) ? Also, the ext3 is the first partition on the disk too. This is an unfortunate show stopper for someone who is not technical at all (she will have to keep powring off and on the machine until it actually boots!), and potentially a huge barrier to getting folks on the platform :( Print This Log in or register to post comments Like (0 likes) 6 Comments Comments RecommendedDate May 18, 2009 #2 vtel57 Richard, Can you post the output of: momsputer@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l and momsputer@ubuntu:~$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst That would be helpful. Top Log in or register to post comments Like May 18, 2009 #3 Gossamer It sounds more like a hardware problem than a coding problem. I'm not too awful sure that posting her grub configuration would solve much in that category. If it is though; I'd be surprised. Top Log in or register to pos