Ultimate installation problems with Grub Loading State 1.5

[hudic20]

Hi.
I have some problem with loading Ultimate edition 1.7. When i install Ultimat 1.7 and restart comptuer, i see on screen Grub Loading State 1.5 and then my computer restart. Restart again and again. Why?
Please help me.
Thank you

Computer:
Motherboard: Intel DP965LT
Graphic card: Ati Radeon x1650pro
Processor: Intel Dual Core Processor
Memory: 3GB
Hard disk: IDE 80GB

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00071bfb

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9553 76734441 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 9554 9964 3301357+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 9554 9964 3301326 82 Linux swap / Solaris

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst ---- menu.lst empty ?

[DaddyX3]

Did you verify your MD5SUM and read this announcement before you burnt your disc?

[phaedra]

Your menu.lst should not be empty. That is your problem and you'll have to reinstall grub.

1. Pop in the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop.
2. Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.
3. Type "grub"
4. Type "root (hd0,6)", or whatever your hard disk + boot partition numbers are (my /boot is at /dev/sda7, which translates to hd0,6 for grub).
5. Type "setup (hd0)", or whatever your hard disk number is.
6. Quit grub by typing "quit".
7. Reboot.

Here are the steps:

1. Boot your computer up with Ubuntu CD
2. Go through all the process until you reach "[!!!] Disk Partition"
3. Select Manual Partition
4. Mount your appropriate linux partions

/
/boot
swap
.....

5. DO NOT FORMAT THEM!!!!
6. Finish the manual partition
7. Say "Yes" when it asks you to save the changes
8. It will give you errors saying that "the system couldn't install ....." after that
9. Ignore them, keep select "continue" until you get back to the Ubuntu installation menu
10. Jump to "Install Grub ...."
11. Once it is finished, just restart your computer

Hope this helps...

phaedra

[LeadFingers]

phaedra is spot-on and I would use that method first.
If for any reason it gives you grief, use Supergrub.

To fix a borked Grub or a duel boot issue, there's nothing like SuperGrub.
Tiny little download
Download the format you want, (Live CD, floppy, or USB pendrive)
Transfer or burn to whatever you're using
Make sure bios is set to boot for the format you are using
boot
Follow the SuperGrub directions, and your Grub is as good as new.

[bpollen]

If, in phaedra's example, you don't know where things are for step 4, you can enter "find /boot/grub/stage1" (without the quotes) to find out where the Stage1 grub files are located (step 4 tells grub where those files are.)

Not meaning to step on any toes, or anything....

[hudic20]

Thank you. You are the best.