[GRLUG] error: invalid arch independent ELF magic

[Bob Kline]

Of course the reality is that most
PC users buy a PC with windoz
pre-installed.  It's not to say that
even a tiny fraction of them could
install windoz if they needed to
replace a hard drive, for example.

Much less install the new hard
drive.  People take their PC somewhere
to get fixed.  Linux people mostly install
their own software, and fix their own iron.
There are bound to be snags.

    -- Bob


On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Eric Beversluis <
ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:

> I'm getting more insight into why the Linux desktop isn't going to take
> off like some people hope. I'm into my third day of trying to get Ubuntu
> to work on my new Lenovo Thinkpad x120e.
>
> First day was spend figuring out that the computer didn't like the USB2
> cable to my DVD drive. Then when I finally got 10.04 installed, I
> couldn't get anything but 1080x768 resolution, even tho the computer is
> 1360x768. After two days of bootlessly (no pun intended) trying to find
> an answer--there are none out that that address this resolution problem
> on this system and 10.04--I decided to try Ubuntu 11.04.
>
> The install seemed to go fine. I told it to reformat sda1, which is
> where I mount root, but not to reformat sda3, where I mount /home. The
> resolution on the installation screens looked lovely. (This problem
> solved?)
>
> But when the installation completed and I tried to boot 11.04 I got this
> strange screen:
>   "Error: invalid arch independent ELF magic"
>   "grub rescue>"
>
> Again, searching around doesn't seem to help. Lots of detailed
> instructions that (a) do not clearly apply to this situation (many
> dealing with dual-boot situations); and (b) go well beyond the level of
> technical understanding that I have or want to develop.
>
> By the way, the 'live' version opens beautifully.
>
> (When I Google 'ELF magic' it seems to be all about Santa Claus. I wish
> Santa would give me a Linux distro that "just works.")
>
>
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