why Can't I install the grub on ubuntu 6.06?

[zhihang wang]

I will try to boot from the live cd and try derek's method. I have
reinstalled the ubuntu some times. The same error that the grub can't
install always occurs. Now I have a lot of data and software in ubuntu. I
don't want to reinstall it again. I have googled the error message from the
Internet. But there is not an effective solution.

On 12/29/06, alex <aradsky at ne.rr.com> wrote:
>
> zhihang wang wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your answer. I tried to install grub when I install
> > ubuntu. But there are some errors so that I can't install the grub
> > during the install session. So I have to boot to ubuntu from my
> > flash-disk. I can boot directly from my harddisk to xp. I don't want
> > to delete my xp. But is it possible for me to install the grub now?
>
>
> If you had errors other than just GRUB during the installation of
> ubuntu, that's all the more reason for cleaning out your ubuntu
> partitions and doing a completely new reinstallation.
> Trying to correct errors that occured during installation with "fixes"
> and "patches" can be very frustrating.
>
> THERE'S NO REASON TO DO ANYTHING TO YOUR WINDOWS INSTALLATION IN hda1.
> (I notice that you have the file system W95 FAT32 (LBA) in hda1 and you
> mention that you have Windows XP installed-------?????)
>
> Save yourself a lot of frustration and just do a completely new
> installation of ubuntu and use care to prevent errors during the
> installation.
>
>
> >
> >
> > On 12/28/06, *alex* <aradsky at ne.rr.com <mailto:aradsky at ne.rr.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >     zhihang wang wrote:
> >
> >     >
> >     > This is my disk partion table:
> >     > sudo fdisk /dev/hda -l
> >     >
> >     > Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
> >     > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
> >     > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >     >
> >     >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> >     > /dev/hda1   *           1        3825    30724281    c  W95
> >     FAT32 (LBA)
> >     > /dev/hda2            3826        7226    27318532+  83  Linux
> >     > /dev/hda3            7227        7296      562275    5  Extended
> >     > /dev/hda5            7227        7296      562243+  82  Linux swap
> /
> >     > Solaris
> >     >
> >     > When I install grub as follows:
> >     > sudo grub-install /dev/hda2 --modules=ext2
> >     > An error message alway occures:
> >     >
> >     > cannot find a GRUB device for /boot/grub.
> >     > grub-setup: error: Cannot guess the root device. Specify the
> option
> >     > ``--root-device''.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Could any one help me?
> >     >
> >     > Best regards
> >     >
> >     Wasn't there a point during the installation of ubuntu where you
> >     had an
> >     opportunity to install grub as the booter?
> >
> >     Since you seem to have no easy way to boot into ubuntu you could
> >     avoid a
> >     lot of trouble by simply clearing out everything except your Win95
> and
> >     starting over.  Correcting errors in installation can be a real
> >     drag---and you're never sure if you didn't miss something.
> >
> >     If all you want (in addition to Win95) is ubuntu, you can use hda2
> >     for /
> >     and hda3 for swap.  You don't need to get involved with hda4, hda5
> or
> >     extended partitioning.
> >
> >     I usually use cfdisk to prepare the partitioning.  You could do this
> >     while running ubuntu from the CD.
> >
> >     Watch carefully during the installation of ubuntu for the
> >     opportunity to
> >     select grub as the booter.  It's much easier than the apt-install
> >     route
> >     after ubuntu is installed.
> >
> >
> >     alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > Best Regards
> >     > zhihang wang
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> >     > zhihang wang
> >     >
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