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AgBr
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 Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:06 pm Post subject: [GAVE UP]grub2:grub.cfg gets created without anything useful |
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running grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg I get
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<... some script code removed >
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if sleep --interruptible 0 ; then
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
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As far as I understand, in the "10_linux" chapter should be some entries begining with "menuentry ..."
grub2-install doesn't complain but as could be expected I run into the "grub>" prompt on bootup. So obviously there must be something wrong.
I have built grub with: GRUB_PLATFORMS="emu coreboot multiboot efi pc" just to be save that there isn't any feature missing. It's a x86 32Bit machine btw., ordinary Pentium4, no UEFI/GPT
Can someone please put me in the right track here?
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Logicien
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | | GRUB_PLATFORMS="emu coreboot multiboot efi pc" |
All those Grub architectures installation can probably cohabitate together, but I only install Grub for the architecture I am using, so for your IBM/PC 32 bits processor I would use
| Code: | | GRUB_PLATFORMS="pc" |
Nothing should be missing and nothing useless will be there too. After reemerge world or grub, grub-install have to be done again.
But I think your real problem is somewhere else. Is some Grub scripts in the /etc/grub.d directory are not executables? This is what grub.cfg show. All those scripts should be executables after emerging Grub. This is the default.
So, have a look to the /etc/grub.d directory and chmod 0755 all the scripts there if they are not. You can only make scripts unexecutables there 'if you know what you are doing'.
Check too the file /etc/default/grub and than
| Code: | | grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
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AgBr
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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As I found out, I can install Grub1 in parallel to Grub2. So I used this as fall back, as I need this box up and running now.
I found out so far, that grub2-install for some reason does not do anything usefull in grub.cfg and in the same time grub2-install does not install anything usefull even if it gets a grub.cfg with some basic configuration:
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#grub.conf
default 0
timeout 5
title=Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2
------------------------------
#grub.cfg
default=0
timeout=5
menuentry 'Gentoo Linux' {
root=hd0,1
linux /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2
}
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I tried this after recompiling grub2 with GRUB_PLATFORMS="pc"
Thank you for bothering about my problem so far. I will have a look at the problem again, once I have some spare time for this |
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Fitzcarraldo
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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AgBr, Although my 32-bit Gentoo installation had worked fine with GRUB Legacy, when I upgraded to GRUB 2 by installing grub-2.00_p5107-r2 I had the same problem as you:
| Code: | gateway9300 boot # grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background: /boot/grub/mybackground.png
done
gateway9300 boot # |
The /etc/grub.d/10_linux section in /boot/grub/grub.cfg had nothing in it.
(By the way, the grub2-install command had worked correctly and not produced any error messages.)
The kernel image in the /boot directory, which GRUB Legacy had always booted correctly, was simply named 'kernel':
| Code: | gateway9300 boot # ls
boot grub kernel lost+found
gateway9300 boot # |
So all I needed to do to get the grub2-mkconfig command to recognise the kernel image was to rename it:
| Code: | gateway9300 boot # uname -a
Linux gateway9300 3.2.1-gentoo-r2 #13 SMP Sun Apr 21 22:27:20 BST 2013 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
gateway9300 boot # cp kernel vmlinuz-3.2.1-gentoo-r2
gateway9300 boot # ls
boot grub kernel lost+found vmlinuz-3.2.1-gentoo-r2
gateway9300 boot # grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background: /boot/grub/mybackground.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.1-gentoo-r2
done
gateway9300 boot # |
By the way, I did also have to modify the file /etc/default/grub before running the grub2-mkconfig command:
| Code: | # Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-boot/grub/files/grub.default-2,v 1.4 2013/09/21 18:10:55 floppym Exp $
#
# To populate all changes in this file you need to regenerate your
# grub configuration file afterwards:
# 'grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg'
#
# See the grub info page for documentation on possible variables and
# their associated values.
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Gentoo"
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
# Append parameters to the linux kernel command line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="`cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e 's#BOOT_IMAGE=.* ro ##g'`"
# Append parameters to the linux kernel command line for non-recovery entries
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console
GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND=vbe
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768
GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="magenta/black"
GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="white/black"
# The resolution used on graphical terminal.
# Note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE.
# You can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'.
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768
# Path to theme spec txt file.
# The starfield is by default provided with use truetype.
# NOTE: when enabling custom theme, ensure you have required font/etc.
#GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/starfield/theme.txt"
# Background image used on graphical terminal.
# Can be in various bitmap formats.
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/boot/grub/mybackground.png"
# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to kernel
GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true |
(I had also added GRUB_PLATFORMS="pc" to /etc/make.conf before installing GRUB 2, just to be sure, but I believe GRUB 2 tries to detect the platform automatically if GRUB_PLATFORMS is not declared.)
I hope that helps you.
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