Reg. Linux User #479288
I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my Toshiba U100 which does not work too well with grub. Having installed 8.10 and replaced Grub with Lilo I ran update manager for all updates.
This failed when updating the kernel with the error ‘Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub]’.
To fix after running the update manager simply open a terminal and run the following commands.
My U100 needs a replacement screen so I’ve been hunting around for some information on how to replace it. I was lucky enough to come across the U100 maintenance manual which I’ve made available here.
I decided to install Ubuntu on my tiny Toshiba Libretto U100 but ran into a problem when rebooting after the install.
I accepted pretty much all the defaults during the install and it was a complete wipe of the hard drive (Linux only, no Windows partitions). However after rebooting I got the less then friendly message:
GRUB Hard Disk Error
This seems to be down to GRUB and the U100 BIOS being unable to agree on the geometry of the disk. Luckily LILO does work. To fix follow these steps:
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