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I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows XP Home. Everything appeared to be progressing normally and I was prompted to eject the CD and reboot. The result was:

error: no such device: 1c8bea6b-44fd-4bef-b0cd-f1ef87666ec2
grub rescue>_

I typed ls and got this:

(hd0)(hd0,msdos2)(hd0,msdos1)(fd0)

The computer is a Dell Dimension 8250 desktop 1GB RdRAM Maxtor 40GB [C drive] WD 20GB [D drive] I wanted to dual boot Ubuntu and Window, and install Ubuntu to D (the only choice given).

I have downloaded and burned a bunch of utilities in anticipation of problems. The computer will still boot from the DVD (not the CD, I don't know why it was OK before).

Right now the computer is booted to a Linux graphical desktop environment (XFCE) SystemRescueCD4.1

One of the programs is something called Partimage:

  sda1    fat16     31.35 Mib   --- Windows recovery?
  sda2    ntfs      37.24 GiB   --- This is Windows (I think)
  sr1     unknown   0 bytes     --- What is this? (DVD drive maybe)
  sdb1    ntfs      5.58 Gib
  sdb2    extended  
  sdb5    ext3fs    12.53 GiB   --- This is Linux (I think)
  sdb6    swap(v1)  1024  MiB   --- Linux swap file

XFCE has a terminal mode where I hope I can type some cryptic magic words that will get Ubuntu and Windows dual booting as I intended.

I'm also wondering what wrong with this installation. Thanks very much to anyone who can help me figure out where to go from here.

Wilf
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user256282
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    See this answer and use the recommended repair option from the Boot Repair. Also see http://askubuntu.com/questions/193807/installing-ubuntu-on-one-of-two-hard-drives/193812#193812 – user68186 Mar 25 '14 at 15:03
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    @user68186 please do not post the answer inside the question. Take a time an write it on the answer section. – Lucio Mar 28 '14 at 15:53
  • @Lucio I think you meant user256282 the original poster not me. I never post answers in questions. – user68186 Mar 28 '14 at 16:09
  • ups, sorry. Your are right, I was talking to user256282 :) – Lucio Mar 28 '14 at 16:14

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OP found this answer:

--------------- FOUND IT! ----------------

setting in bios

Primary Drive 0 ........ Hard disk

Primary Drive 1 ........ OFF

changed OFF to AUTO ..... save and exit .....

boot continues and Hooray! there is my boot menu with Linux and Win XP

Odd that I had to change something bios for a drive that could be seen by Windows and Gparted to get grub to work right

Wilf
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