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needlern
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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:21 pm Post subject: Grub2 fails to boot a new install |
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One of these days I'm actually going to be able to boot my new Gentoo installation. I'm oh so close. I did not have any grub2 complaints when I ran
#grub2-install /dev/sda. What's happening when I reboot it says "GRUB loading." 10-15 seconds later it reboots and repeats "GRUB loading", etc.
Here's the location of a bpaste on my GRUB file http://bpaste.net/show/529022/
Here's my gpt setup - /dev/sda1 ext2 bios_grub 2mb; /dev/sda2 ext2 /boot 128mb; /dev/sda3 linux-swap /swap 512mb; /dev/sda4 ext4 /root 698gb.
Looking forward to your help.
Bill
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vaxbrat
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:58 pm Post subject: framebuffer is probably hiding something |
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I find a number of folk miss stuff because the graphic console gets in the way in early boot. Edit your /etc/default/grub to disable the graphic terminal by uncommenting this stanza:
| Code: | # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
GRUB_TERMINAL=console
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Then do the mkconfig again
| Code: | grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
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You don't need to re-run grub-install. Another problem with this early use of the framebuffer is that it can interfere with the proprietary nvidia and ati drivers when you try to start X.
My guess is that your cycling boot is because the kernel can't find your root device, but you aren't seeing that error behind all of the eye candy |
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Twenynge
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| Does ext2 work for the bios partition? I always thought you had to use the BIOS boot type. |
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needlern
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I presume I have to chroot back in to correct my errors?
Bill
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