[xubuntu-users] problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot (TOM TOM)

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>    1. Re:  problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot (TOM TOM)
>    2.  Fwd: problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot (Nikos Chrisostomidis)
>    3.  POWER MANAGER in 14.04 --- Not Authorized (c. marlow)
>    4. Re:  POWER MANAGER in 14.04 --- Not Authorized (Martin Ravensholt)
>    5. Re:  problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot (Nikos Chrisostomidis)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:54:50 -0400
> From: TOM TOM <thomasthoma at gmail.com>
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
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> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot
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> ????!
> 
> Once I had a similar problem, which was solved by booting with the live cd,
> opening up gparted and setting the Xubuntu partition flag to: boot
> 
> Maybe you're facing the same bug. Good luck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:53 AM, Nikos Chrisostomidis <nik_xri at yahoo.gr>
> wrote:
> 
>> hi,
>> I have problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot.My system is a laptop with
>> Intel Pentium M processor 1.30GHz - 2Gb RAM.I first tried the live
>> CD,which worked just fine,so then I installed xubuntu alongside with Win
>> 7,giving 10gb for the new partition to the installation.I had to use the
>> "forcepae" command since my kernel propably is not pae-enabled.The
>> installation process went just fine,but after reboot I get:
>> error: no such partition.
>> Entering rescue mode...
>> grub rescue>
>>
>> Offcourse I had to restore the old mbr to boot into win7.
>> Through live CDs,the partition(ext4) looks OK.
>> So I have a xubuntu installation in my laptop,but I can't boot into it,
>> could anyone help?
>> maybe this helps: *paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/
>> <http://paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/>*
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:10:38 +0300
> From: Nikos Chrisostomidis <nik_xri at yahoo.gr>
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
> 	<xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: [xubuntu-users] Fwd: problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot
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> hi,
> I have problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot.My system is a laptop with
> Intel Pentium M processor 1.30GHz - 2Gb RAM.I first tried the live CD,which
> worked just fine,so then I installed
> xubuntu alongside with Win 7,giving 10gb for the new partition to the
> installation.I had to use the "forcepae" command
> since my kernel propably is not pae-enabled.The installation process went
> just fine,but after reboot I get:
> 
> 
> *error: no such partition.Entering rescue mode...grub rescue>*
> Offcourse I had to restore the old mbr to boot into win7.
> Through live CDs,the partition(ext4) looks OK.
> So I have a xubuntu installation in my laptop,but I can't boot into it,
> could anyone help?
> maybe these help:
> *paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/ <http://paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/>
>                             pastebin.com/bAGCRfy7
> <http://pastebin.com/bAGCRfy7>*
> 
> *I have done these with some help,but no luck,I keep getting the same(no
> such partition...):*
> 
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/xubuntu
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/xubuntu
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/xubuntu/proc
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount --rbind /sys /mnt/xubuntu/sys
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/xubuntu
> mkdir: cannot create directory ?/mnt/xubuntu?: File exists
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/xubuntu
> mount: /dev/sda5 already mounted or /mnt/xubuntu busy
> mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda5 is already mounted on /mnt/xubuntu
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/xubuntu/proc
> mount: none already mounted or /mnt/xubuntu/proc busy
> mount: according to mtab, none is already mounted on /mnt/xubuntu/proc
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount --rbind /sys /mnt/xubuntu/sys
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo mount --rbind /dev /mnt/xubuntu/dev
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/xubuntu/etc/resolv.conf
> xubuntu at xubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /mnt/xubuntu /bin/bash
> root at xubuntu:/# source /etc/profile
> root at xubuntu:/# sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
> sudo: unable to resolve host xubuntu
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> Installation finished. No error reported.
> root at xubuntu:/# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> Installation finished. No error reported.
> root at xubuntu:/# update-grub
> Generating grub configuration file ...
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
> Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
> Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> done
> root at xubuntu:/#
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:49:20 -0500
> From: "c. marlow" <chris at marlows.org>
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
> 	<xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: [xubuntu-users] POWER MANAGER in 14.04 --- Not Authorized
> Message-ID: <53AC7940.50702 at marlows.org>
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> Hello,
> 
> I have xu 14.04 set to go to sleep if no one touches the computer for 55 
> min.
> 
> But it never goes to sleep, and when you put your password in on the log 
> in screen to get back to your desktop
> 
> I see this in the corner every time?
> 
> http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/CMAR606/Xubuntu%20Mail%20List/Screenshot-06262014-024154PM.png
> 
> 
>   So why am I not authorized or should I say POWER MANAGER which is 
> where I set the setting to turn the screen off after xx etc, that all 
> that works fine but when it comes to going to sleep without me having to 
> fire up term and do the sudo pm-suspend, that the computer tells me if 
> it tries it on its own im not authorized, basically failing to do what I 
> asked it to?
> 
> This is LU-XU-TOO ( been using Lubuntu 14.04 but has too many issues for 
> every day production, so I installed xubuntu on top of it and thats what 
> I log into not LU.  )
> 
> fresh install of LU from a full format a couple weeks ago, then sudo 
> apt-get install Xubuntu on top of that.
> 
> Ideas on a fix?
> 
> Thanks,
> Christopher
> USA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:54:14 +0200
> From: Martin Ravensholt <ravensholt at gmail.com>
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
> 	<xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] POWER MANAGER in 14.04 --- Not Authorized
> Message-ID:
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> 
> I know this isn't very helpful - esp. since I'm a GNU/Linux newbie my self.
> Running multiple versions of *buntu on top of each other is asking for all
> sorts of problems.
> I'd recommend you to do a fresh clean install of Xubuntu only.
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:49 PM, c. marlow <chris at marlows.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have xu 14.04 set to go to sleep if no one touches the computer for 55
>> min.
>>
>> But it never goes to sleep, and when you put your password in on the log
>> in screen to get back to your desktop
>>
>> I see this in the corner every time?
>>
>> http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/CMAR606/Xubuntu%
>> 20Mail%20List/Screenshot-06262014-024154PM.png
>>
>>
>>  So why am I not authorized or should I say POWER MANAGER which is where I
>> set the setting to turn the screen off after xx etc, that all that works
>> fine but when it comes to going to sleep without me having to fire up term
>> and do the sudo pm-suspend, that the computer tells me if it tries it on
>> its own im not authorized, basically failing to do what I asked it to?
>>
>> This is LU-XU-TOO ( been using Lubuntu 14.04 but has too many issues for
>> every day production, so I installed xubuntu on top of it and thats what I
>> log into not LU.  )
>>
>> fresh install of LU from a full format a couple weeks ago, then sudo
>> apt-get install Xubuntu on top of that.
>>
>> Ideas on a fix?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Christopher
>> USA
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:47:52 +0300
> From: Nikos Chrisostomidis <nikox09 at gmail.com>
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
> 	<xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot
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> I already tried that with no luck.
> But thanks a lot anyway!
> 
> 
> 2014-06-26 17:54 GMT+03:00 TOM TOM <thomasthoma at gmail.com>:
> 
>> ????!
>>
>> Once I had a similar problem, which was solved by booting with the live
>> cd, opening up gparted and setting the Xubuntu partition flag to: boot
>>
>> Maybe you're facing the same bug. Good luck
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:53 AM, Nikos Chrisostomidis <nik_xri at yahoo.gr>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> hi,
>>> I have problem getting xubuntu 14.04 to boot.My system is a laptop with
>>> Intel Pentium M processor 1.30GHz - 2Gb RAM.I first tried the live
>>> CD,which worked just fine,so then I installed xubuntu alongside with Win
>>> 7,giving 10gb for the new partition to the installation.I had to use the
>>> "forcepae" command since my kernel propably is not pae-enabled.The
>>> installation process went just fine,but after reboot I get:
>>> error: no such partition.
>>> Entering rescue mode...
>>> grub rescue>
>>>
>>> Offcourse I had to restore the old mbr to boot into win7.
>>> Through live CDs,the partition(ext4) looks OK.
>>> So I have a xubuntu installation in my laptop,but I can't boot into it,
>>> could anyone help?
>>> maybe this helps: *paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/
>>> <http://paste.ubuntu.com/7630007/>*
>>>
>>> --
>>> xubuntu-users mailing list
>>> xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
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>>>
>>
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Nikos,
If you have access to another computer download and burn a Boot CD with
boot-repair.  It has solved every after install boot problem that I ever
had.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair/ and the download can be
hard to find is at: http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/

Don
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