Thread: Installed BT5R3, Grub Rescue No Such Device on boot

i installed backtrack 5 r3 (single boot) today , upon restart (booting hard disk) grub rescue no such device. booted livecd , got in terminal when went re-install grub:

code:

root@bt:~# sudo bash root@bt:~# fdisk -l  disk /dev/sda: 320.1 gb, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes disk identifier: 0x00026fec     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sda1   *           1       38166   306563072   83  linux /dev/sda2           38166       38914     6005761    5  extended /dev/sda5           38166       38914     6005760   82  linux swap / solaris  disk /dev/sdb: 120.0 gb, 120034123776 bytes 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15505 cylinders units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes disk identifier: 0x02cc02cb     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sdb1   *           1       15506   117218304    7  hpfs/ntfs root@bt:~# mount /dev/sda1/mnt mount: can't find /dev/sda1/mnt in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

ideas on how fix issue? i'm @ loss.

posted lalaithan

code:

root@bt:~# mount /dev/sda1/mnt  mount: can't find /dev/sda1/mnt in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

if trying mount /dev/sda1 /mnt directory in order re-install grub, made typo mount command. there should space between "/dev/sda1" , "/mnt", thus:

code:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

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