Worked great with my IBM T41 clean install.Linux UBUNTU 9.10, "Karmic Koala" install, boot problem. My system: IBM thinkpad R40e.
For people who get the repeated "no such device" message and no boot menu:
If you turn on your computer and hold down the shift key, you will get the Grub menu and can then use the instructions in comment below to boot your system."
From the grub bootmenu, press e to get to edit mode. Move cursor down.
Erase the line starting with "search --nofloppy ..." and then press Ctrl+X to boot.
When up and running you could run the command sudo update-grub, or wait till the end of these instructions.
when booted up and in go to
applications
accessories
terminal
in 'terminal window':
at prompt type:
sudo gedit /usr/lib/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib
you get a gedit window with lines of code for the grub-mkconfig_lib file
scroll down and find the following line:
prepare_grub_to_access_device ()
then find below this code and delete (or you can comment out by inserting a # before the lines)
if fs_uuid="`${grub_probe} --device ${device} --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; then
echo "search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ${fs_uuid}"
fi
then go to file, save, or control+S to save
exit window, alt+f4
back in terminal window that's still open
at prompt enter
sudo update-grub
then re-start and it should boot to desktop
it worked for me. i've consolidated and expanded other posts from this forum for us linux learners.
Thanks a lot!!!
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