Hello all

I recently downloaded and tried to install a newer version of Ubuntu. It appears to have installed but now the computer wont boot. Looking in the bios, it says "Primary IDE not detected"

i can boot from the Ubuntu CD and access files etc on the hard drive, so that rules out a physical connection problem. All I can put it down to is the upgrade from Ubuntu 8 to Ubuntu 11.

 

previous set-up was:

Hard drive partitioned into two - 25% Windows XP, and 75% ubuntu 8.

On boot up, it would ask me which operating system I wanted to use. I'd select which one and all was fine.

 

On installing the new ubuntu 11, It asked me if i wanted to simply upgrade from 8.0 to 11.04; leaving the windows partition where it was. I went ahead with this. Now, on re-start, it wont boot at all.

both partitions seem to be in order; it just wont boot up from hard disk - however I re-arrange the boot sequence/fiddle with bios settings.

 

Short of formatting the entire hard disc and starting from scratch, how can i get it to boot up.

 

please help

 

Thanks

I'm not sure what the issue is, but I'd suggest checking over on the Ubuntu Forums, where there should be plenty of people who can help.

Got it fixed in the end through fiddling within BIOS, luck and blind chance.

I'll check out Ubuntu forums if there's another problem though.

 

Thanks

Sounds like you just have a loose connection on your hard drive.

 

Err- your BIOS needed straightening out.

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by Realitycheck