[bug #35667] error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue> after Ubuntu 11.10 install

[Tranas Spietis]

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                 Summary: error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue> after Ubuntu
11.10 install
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: tranas
            Submitted on: Wed 29 Feb 2012 02:59:20 PM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Software Error
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Cannonical
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: other
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

error after a fresh dual boot install of Ubuntu 11.10 on a WinXP Thinkpad
laptop - fixboot+fixmbr will repair MBR and allow windows to boot.

Single disk, no raid.

Used boot-repair-disk
Executed the 1 click recommended repair
Executed the "Purge and reinstall" option
neither resolves the issue

Filed bug report
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/929322


repartitioned disk with 4 primary partitions - repeat install of Ubuntu 11.10
- same error message


Used RescaTux
Executed Restore Grub
Executed Update Grub
neither resolves the issue

http://paste.debian.net/158029/
http://paste.debian.net/158030/

PartedMagic has no problem reading the Linux partition [sda3]
fully functional from RAM

Welcome - Parted Magic (Linux 3.1.6-pmagic)

address@hidden:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 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: 0x9d6525c0

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *          63    31449599    15724768+   7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2        31449600   465317999   216934200    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3       465318000   486289439    10485720   83  Linux
/dev/sda4       486291456   488396799     1052672   82  Linux swap
address@hidden:~# 

>From the grub rescue prompt:

error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> set
prefix=(hd0,msdos3)/boot/grub
root=hd0,msdos3
grub rescue> insmod normal
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> ls /boot
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> insmod linux
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> set prefix=(hd0,3)/boot/grub
grub rescue> set
prefix=(hd0,3)/boot/grub
root=hd0,msdos3
grub rescue> set root=(hd0,3)
grub rescue> set
prefix=(hd0,3)/boot/grub
root=hd0,3
grub rescue> insmod normal
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> ls /boot
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> insmod linux
error: unknown filesystem.
grub rescue> insmod (hd0,3)/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod
error: unknown filesystem.

Using PartedMagic -

/media/sda3/boot/grub contains 
        normal.mod [104.2KB]
/media/sda3/boot/ contains [among others]
        config-3.0.0-12-generic
        initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
        System.map-3.0.0-12-generic
        vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic

Assistance in resolving this issue would be appreciated.




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