"Grub loading ...Error 18" - HD's not accessible any more. (Kubuntu Karmic/ WinXP)

[Goh Lip]

On 04/08/2010 11:09 PM, Goh Lip wrote:
> On 04/08/2010 10:29 PM, James Tappin wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:20:10 +0200
>> Bas Roufs<basroufs at gmail.com>   wrote:
>>
>> BR>   >   Understand, one small point, there is no need for more than 1 swap
>> BR>   >   partition however many OS there are.
>> BR>
>> BR>   OK, clear, good that you mention this.
>>
>> Using one swap partition for multiple Linuxes can be problematic (and
>> this is related to a recent thread on the ubuntu list) *buntu and most
>> other distros refer to the swap partition by UUID -- and I've yet to
>> find an installer that doesn't insist on reformatting the swap
>> partition, thus changing the UUID and so disabling swap on the earlier
>> installs unless you edit /etc/fstab.
>>
> Okay, good point. I have no problems with it, though I remember just
> doing a swapoff and swapon once. And I don't reformat swap for any
> installation as long it's there. But I'll watch out for it.
>

James, just did an installation of lubuntu lucid to a 2G usb thumb drive 
(and set grub there), and remembered your warning about swap.

Yes, swap partition (on hd) was reformatted as you had correctly stated, 
and there was no way for me to avoid this. However, and this is 
interesting....the UUID of swap was not changed. Went to kubuntu to 
recheck at fstab, blkid, and there is no problem. Tried very hard to 
activate swap (most of the time, swap is always zero) and confirm that 
there is really no issue with swap.

Thought you might be interested in knowing this, and thanks for the 
head-up. (heads-up?)

Regards, take care - Goh Lip