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  1. Bug #403408
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Comment 103 for bug 403408

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javs (javierous) wrote : Re: [Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

This bug reappeared to me today after a kernel upgrade (after some weeks of
no problems), right after boot grub2 drops me to its shell. Booting manually
and removing the search line from grub.cfg fixed it. Maybe there is a
regression in grub2 ?

Thanks.

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:38 AM, Adaptive <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks Jed and PaulO for posts #89 and #90.
> I've got an IBM Thinkpad T23, had the same problem and your posts got me up
> and working on the first try.
>
> I'm not a complete novice, but far from an expert.
> Thanks for the concise and well-procedured responses.
>
> Took me a little while to pick through the thread, but it was well worth
> it!
>
> --
> Grub 2 problem, error: no such device
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403408
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> Status in GRand Unified Bootloader: Unknown
> Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “grub2” package in Debian: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> I did the latest upgrade from
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ for July 22nd. I used karmic
> alpha 2 i386 linux kernel 2.31.3-generic and the install went fine. However,
> when I rebooted I got a message that says "error: No such device" and a long
> number with dashes and then another lin stating "Failed to boot default
> entries;" I've reinstalled atleast a dozen times without l luck. I expected
> that I would have gotten a normal boot. I would love a solution to this.
> Another question I have is: Is the download from
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ on July 22 17:49hrs the
> latest Alpha 3 for karmic? Today is the 23rd here in the USA and I can't
> seem to find any labeled websites that have an active link to karmic alpha
> 3. If it turns out that I DID download the latest (being alpha 3), then I
> think the grub 2 issue still remains for me.
> I'm running an SGI 550 dual xeon PC, with 1GB of ram, 250GB HDD.
> Thanks for the help.
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