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really
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 Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 5:51 pm Post subject: Common grub install problems. |
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There is alot questions about the grub installation.
So heres a short sumup.
If you dont get any menu, then you probably havent set the correct name of grubs configuration file in /boot/grub/
You should save the grub.conf file in there and make a symlink to menu.lst for backwardscompatiblity.
some versions ago it was called menu.lst now its called grub.conf, just save the file as grub.conf and make a symlink like this
#ln -s /boot/grub/grub.lst /boor/grub/menu.lst
a typical grub.conf looks like this, (mine)
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default 0
timeout 5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Linux 2.4.18
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage18 root=/dev/hda2 hdc=ide-scsi vga=793
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImageg root=/dev/hda2 hdc=ide-scsi vga=793
title=Vanilla Linux Testing
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage5 root=/dev/hda2 hdc=ide-scsi vga=793
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i have /boot on /dev/hda1 and / (root fs) on /dev/hda2
which is why i have hd(0,0) (that is /dev/hda1, where boot is and where it will find the kernel image) i pass the root=/dev/hda2 option to the kernel, becuse that where my / is, and where it shall find init.
(the other options is for my cdburner and frambuffer)
when setting grub up, make sure you do the correct root(hd0,0) and setup(hd0)
if you have /boot on say /dev/hda2 then do root(hd0,1)
if you want it to be written on the first boot sector of some partition do setup(hd0,3) which will install it on /dev/hda2,
now if you have gentoo installed on hdb then use root(hd1,0) and so on.
another usual error ppl get is the stage1 and other files missing when running grub to install it, this is mostly becuse
you forgot to mount /boot when it is mounted and if there are no files there then reemerge grub.
I know i dont have the authority to post this sumup, but im hoping it will help somebody. and ppl can refer to this thred
in future, if i have left something out, please fill in.
check these thrads too:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=15578
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=27226
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BillyD
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| Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Common grub install problems. |
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| antoe wrote: |
some versions ago it was called menu.lst now its called grub.conf, just save the file as grub.lst and make a symlink like this#ls -s /boot/grub/grub.lst /boor/grub/menu.lst
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Shouldn't that read grub.conf?
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really
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| Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Common grub install problems. |
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| BillyD wrote: | | antoe wrote: |
some versions ago it was called menu.lst now its called grub.conf, just save the file as grub.lst and make a symlink like this#ls -s /boot/grub/grub.lst /boor/grub/menu.lst
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Shouldn't that read grub.conf? |
au! yes. yes it should 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2002 5:04 am Post subject: |
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I think you might need:
#ln -s /boot/grub...[/b] |
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