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installing ubuntu 10.10 error

Asked by Raymond Voris

I just installed ubuntu 10.10 everything went good untill it asked for a restart and when the system rebooted i got a prompt error: out of disk.
grub rescue>

UBUNTU wont load at all

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#1

Did you install from http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer, or from within Windows (using Wubi)?
If yes, did you process updates when prompted by the Update Manager - including a grub update that asked you to select where to install it, and you checked on /dev/sda?

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Raymond Voris (bugnit2) said : 		#2

it was installed from ubuntu.com/desktop i had linux mint 9 previous install Windows has never touched this harddrive and yes all updates were processed but it never asked for a grub update

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#3

I'd try this first https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#4

PS here is a very comprehensive Grub Rescue Prompt troubleshooting guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1594052

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