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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:47 am    Post subject: GRUB legacy boots to minimal install Reply with quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvl9Pm0dqc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Post your grub.conf - my guess is you have no menu item activated.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
Post your grub.conf - my guess is you have no menu item activated.

Code:
# This is a sample grub.conf for use with Genkernel, per the Gentoo handbook
# http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10#doc_chap2
# If you are not using Genkernel and you need help creating this file, you
# should consult the handbook. Alternatively, consult the grub.conf.sample that
# is included with the Grub documentation.

default 0
timeout 15
#splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

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root (hd0,0)
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.10.17-gentoo root=/dev/sda3
#initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5

# vim:ft=conf:
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, as I suspected ... your kernel along with initramfs is commented out. Change to:

Code:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.10.17-gentoo root=/dev/sda3
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
Yup, as I suspected ... your kernel along with initramfs is commented out. Change to:

Code:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.10.17-gentoo root=/dev/sda3
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5

Oh Pppfffffff! Now I just feel like an idiot!

XD

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

UPDATE: Nope... It's still doing the same thing after I fixed the menu.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shot in the dark ... do you have separate /boot partition, did you mount it before fixing your grub.conf?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
Shot in the dark ... do you have separate /boot partition, did you mount it before fixing your grub.conf?

I don't think so...

http://i.imgur.com/BGP2gts.png
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmm ... not helpful, really. Output of mount command, please?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
Hmmm ... not helpful, really. Output of mount command, please?

Error 27: Unrecognized command.

You did want the output of GRUB write?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mount is unrecognized command?
Something is very wrong, maybe you should tell more about your system state, are you running this command from CD/USB or chroot?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
mount is unrecognized command?
Something is very wrong, maybe you should tell more about your system state, are you running this command from CD/USB or chroot?

I was running this from the broken install of GRUB on my hard drive.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mount is definitely not a GRUB command, you need to use valid GRUB commands to boot your system manually or boot from an external media.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
mount is definitely not a GRUB command, you need to use valid GRUB commands to boot your system manually or boot from an external media.

That's not... Never mind. I'll just reinstall.

UPDATE: It would seem it can be used by running:

Code:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.17-gentoo root=/dev/sda3


Anyone know how to fix that?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mount your /boot partition and fix your grub.conf. Reinstall is not a solution.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
Mount your /boot partition and fix your grub.conf. Reinstall is not a solution.

How do o do that?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You booted your kernel, right?
Now mount your /boot partition.
Edit your grub.conf so correct kernel image will be booted.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaglover wrote:
You booted your kernel, right?
Now mount your /boot partition.
Edit your grub.conf so correct kernel image will be booted.

OK... Other than the commented lines and using 2 instead of 3 I had it fixed...

There, all edited... It's till booting weird...
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Define booting weird?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It still boots to the minimal install but running the command seems to work.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This means your grub.conf is still no good.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Give me a moment to get something else working and I'll give you a copy of my /boot partition to review.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry that took so long... Here you go:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6KIp8PVXLc2UnZOdW9PVmdjZHM/edit?usp=sharing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

# This is a sample grub.conf for use with Genkernel, per the Gentoo handbook
# http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10#doc_chap2
# If you are not using Genkernel and you need help creating this file, you
# should consult the handbook. Alternatively, consult the grub.conf.sample that
# is included with the Grub documentation.

default 0
timeout 15
#splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.17-gentoo root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5 <-- delete or comment this line (or build and add an initrd/initramfs at /boot spelling the name correctly here)::appears to be a leftover from an example

# vim:ft=conf:
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope... That had no effect.
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