linux Lite 2.0 works on CD Live but wont boot from SSD

[johnny baby]

Hi All,

Complete newbie to LINUX.  Using an old XP HP 2510p (2 GB RAM).  Linux Lite works fine off the live cd so I assume hardware OK.  Installed a new SSD (Kingspec 64 GB) and loaded Linux.

Some outputs :

Code:

linux@linux:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 63.6 GB, 63612911616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7733 cylinders, total 124243968 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000951f6

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048   120098815    60048384   83  Linux
/dev/sda2       120100862   124241919     2070529    5  Extended
/dev/sda5       120100864   124241919     2070528   82  Linux swap / Solaris
linux@linux:~$

linux@linux:~$ cat /etc/fstab
overlayfs / overlayfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
linux@linux:~$

linux@linux:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="3adbeca6-9641-4e27-8ce6-6ab4ca22d250" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda5: UUID="810b6368-070e-442c-a620-5b292d7314e3" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sr0: LABEL="Linux Lite 2.0 32-bit" TYPE="iso9660"
linux@linux:~$

Was really looking forward to using Linux but without Hard drive boot it is no use.  Could this be a BIOS issue ???  I have made the Hard drive 1st on bootup - get a GIMP error but cant do anything(wouldn't know what to do anyway)

All help gratefully accepted.

Rgds

John

[paul59]

John, did you mean a GRUB error? If so what does it say?

Don't give up just yet

Paul

[johnny baby]

Hi Paul,

Many thanks for taking the time to reply.  Yes, you are right I should have said grub not gimp.

the message I get is:

error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'
Entering rescue mode
grub rescue>

[paul59]

I've done nothing more than use Google to reply, hope this page helps:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/397485/wh...-hd0-error

Paul

[gold_finger]

It's possible that grub just didn't get installed properly during the install.  (Happens sometimes.  ???)  Try following to re-install grub:

*  Boot from live Linux Lite DVD/USB

*  Open a terminal  (Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal)

*  Mount the installed system's root partition to the live enviroment

Code:

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

*  Install grub to the MBR (master boot record) of the drive

Code:

sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot/ /dev/sda

*  Unmount the root partition

Code:

sudo umount /mnt

*  Close terminal, shutdown computer, remove DVD/USB

*  Boot computer again and see if everything now works.

[rokytnji]

Running on my SSD OK.

Code:

Drives:    HDD Total Size: 121.3GB (3.3% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: APPLE_SSD_SM128 size: 121.3GB
Partition: ID: / size: 8.6G used: 3.3G (40%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 103G used: 513M (1%) fs: ext3

Seperate root and home on mine. No swap

Code:

Info:      Processes: 155 Uptime: 5:53 Memory: 660.4/3638.0MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2

This is not a dual booter with Windows on it. Just a Linux laptop. So grub went onto /dev/sda mbr.
Being a ssd out of a apple computer was different also.

Code:

harry@biker1:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for harry:

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 121.3 GB, 121332826112 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14751 cylinders, total 236978176 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1   236978175   118489087+  ee  GPT
harry@biker1:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="/" UUID="24580b54-b3d7-418a-96f2-6bbbf1ccccff" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="/home" UUID="65f560b2-63b4-41e0-9d4e-4597d237493b" TYPE="ext3"
harry@biker1:~$

[johnny baby]

SOLVED: Not an SSD problem after all - old fashioned BIOS issue - cure=do manual install with small c. 5GB root partition.

Many thanks for all the responses.  I tried boot-repair but it did nothing.  I seemed to be missing some Linux commands so thought my download of the os was corrupt.  So I opted to install Linux Mint instead.  Still didn't work.

Cue - long trawl of the interwoggie.

Found a comment that old BIOS instruction sets (2008 laptop) did not like new LINUX file setups and recommended that you do a manual install with root around 2 GB in size.  I made mine 5GB and followed the idiot (me) proof instructions here : http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=122276

Hey presto - I am running Linux -  wooo hoooo.  Once I get a bit more secure I will give Lite a go.