I tried to install Xubuntu 13.10 on an older computer. I noticed some difficulties during installation that may be relevant to my problems. Notably:
The screen resolution was extremely low. The windows were much larger than the screen and I had to move them around to get to the "Next" button.
The mouse cursor was a blur of colours that was flashing all the time.
The installation finished and I tried to reboot the computer. Immediately I got:
error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue>
I made a Boot Repair USB disk, booted it and chose the default repair. The application told me that the problem is repaired and that If this does not solve my problem I should show this link to someone who can help me.
What should I do next? I already tried to install Ubuntu and Xubuntu, both with no success.
EDIT:
I found a workaround.
This fixed the problem for me. Since it is solved I cannot test the answer.
Locate the partition in which linux is present with the help of following technique
grub rescue > ls
(hd0) (hd0, msdos9)
grub rescue > ls (hd0,msdos9)/
grub rescue > ls (hd0,msdos8)/
grub rescue > ls (hd0,msdos5)/ # suppose this is root and bootloader of linux
grub rescue > ls (hd0,msdos5)/
grub rescue > set root=(hd0,msdos5)
grub rescue > set prefix=(hd0,msdos5)/boot/grub
grub rescue > insmod normal
grub rescue > normal
Now, system's boot menu appears. Boot into linux.
sudo update-grub
sudo grub-install /dev/sda # If the drive is hd0 the equivalent is sda, if it's hd1 then use sdb
This fixes boot loader.
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