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FreeFly42 l33t
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Look at your grub.conf and make sure you've spelled everything correctly. This error means GRUB couldn't find the file you are specifying in the kernel line. It's also very common that you copied the files into your / partition rather than the /boot parition. (Are you sure you had /boot mounted when you copied the kernel files over?)
Try requesting a Grub prompt (hit 'c' at the Grub menu) and type the commands manually using tab completion to make sure the files exist and you don't get a typo in the file name. _________________ Kent
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fattboy n00b
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject: Grub loading, please wait. help. |
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I started installing Gentoo and then ran into this problem. I tried rebooting into Grub and I get the infamous "Grub loading, please wait screen" then it shows the bottom information of my grub.conf file and then reboots. I tried adding (hd0,0) after the kernel (insert) / command and it appeared as if it brought up Grub. But my Graphics looked really bad... grey and black lines everywhere, and I could barely make out my login for Grub. Nevertheless, I would select what appeared to be the words: Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6 - but didnt load anything (no console window, ect.).
Please help.
Heres my grub.conf file:
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage= (hd0,0) /grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel -2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda3 |
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Akaihiryuu l33t
Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 794 Location: Columbus, OH
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: Help! GRUB won't install |
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grub> root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 p
/boot/grub/menu.lst "... succeeded
Done.
Here are the errors I'm getting. If I try to boot it, the system just skips it and goes to the next device like there isn't a valid MBR. This is a mini-ITX system that I just built, it only has one hd. This is the first time that this hasn't worked for me, I've set up 3 other Gentoo systems without a problem. /dev/hda1 is a separate 64MB /boot partition. Any ideas? |
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Akaihiryuu l33t
Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 794 Location: Columbus, OH
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: Strange GRUB installation problem. Help! |
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grub> root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 p
/boot/grub/menu.lst "... succeeded
Done.
Here are the errors I'm getting. If I try to boot it, the system just skips it and goes to the next device like there isn't a valid MBR. This is a mini-ITX system that I just built, it only has one hd. This is the first time that this hasn't worked for me, I've set up 3 other Gentoo systems without a problem. /dev/hda1 is a separate 64MB /boot partition. Any ideas? On all the other computers I've set it up on, I've actually installed GRUB on the MBR of a Windows drive, but this system is Linux-only. The only things that have been used on the hd are fdisk and mke2fs. |
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Deathwing00 Bodhisattva
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 4087 Location: Dresden, Germany
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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"Strange GRUB installation problem. Help!"
merged to
"grub error collection [POST GRUB QUESTIONS HERE!]" |
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oldunion n00b
Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 23
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: error 15 |
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i am getting error 15, this message comes up:
booting gentoo linux 2.6.12-r10
root (hd0,0)
filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r10 root/dev/hda3
error 15: file not found
press any key
So i came onto here and printed out the error 15 guidelines. the only thing i was able to do from the livecd is cd /boot and then ls
this is what came up:
system.map-2.6.9-gentoo-r1 boot (this was highlighted teal) initrd-2.6.9-gentoo-r1 kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r1
cd /usr/src/linux directory not found. during install however, i was able to get into it. hda1 is boot, hda2 swap, hda3 root. again i dont know how to get into the makeconfig or anything like that because these commands dont seem to work from livecd /root.....do i chroot?
What can i do with the command line at grub, i dont know these commands but is there a way to check .conf files from here or something useful like that?
I dont think grub is loading the right kernel, the one i use isnt in boot.
This is a 2004.3 livecd. |
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oldunion n00b
Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Sorry for the double-post. This problem was solved, somehow i did. But theres a new problem aven though it works.
When grub starts up you cant see it, and if you do nothing linux will boot up eventually. If you hit the down arrow on the keyboard and then press enter, you load windows. Anyway to get a gui? |
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Ox- Guru
Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 305
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:39 am Post subject: |
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I'm getting an error 15 when I try to boot, but my grub.conf has the right filenames.
I've verfiified this from a live CD, but regardless of that my .conf file has been working since I last changed it over a week ago. What's new is apparently a rebuild of grub and all these "stage" files in /boot/grub.
I also get the error 15 when trying to boot from my debian partition, and that grub entry has been working for almost a year.
Both the debian partition and /boot are ext 3. I can't image that being a problem, but possibly?
At the end of the ebuild this command is run: Code: | /sbin/grub --batch --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map < /boot/grub/grub.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 | .
What is this doing? If, for some reason, it wasn't run could this cause my problem? |
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oldunion n00b
Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ox- wrote: | I'm getting an error 15 when I try to boot, but my grub.conf has the right filenames.
I've verfiified this from a live CD, but regardless of that my .conf file has been working since I last changed it over a week ago. What's new is apparently a rebuild of grub and all these "stage" files in /boot/grub.
I also get the error 15 when trying to boot from my debian partition, and that grub entry has been working for almost a year.
Both the debian partition and /boot are ext 3. I can't image that being a problem, but possibly?
At the end of the ebuild this command is run: Code: | /sbin/grub --batch --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map < /boot/grub/grub.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 | .
What is this doing? If, for some reason, it wasn't run could this cause my problem? |
I know the handbook recommends using ext2 for /. Something to try if no one else helps you. |
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Akaihiryuu l33t
Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 794 Location: Columbus, OH
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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My problem is weird too. root (hd0,0) setup (hd0) acts like it goes through, but it gives (supposedly) non-fatal errors on stage1_5. I tried grub-install instead and it said it was successful with no errors, but in both cases nothing was installed to the MBR. LILO works fine. In fact, after I had LILO installed I tried the GRUB shell and grub-install again, once again saying it was successful, but on reboot LILO still comes up. What gives? I've used GRUB on 3 other computers with no problems. I at first had my /boot ext3, but I changed it to ext2 on the advice of a friend who was trying to help me with this and there was no change. I even tried dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda on the advice of a friend before repartitioning the drive (he thought it might've been a corrupt boot sector)...same problem! This is getting very irritating. I can boot my system with LILO, but I don't like LILO much and want to use GRUB. Any assistance would be appreciated. 2 other computers have 2 HD's, with Windows on the first and Linux on the second. On those, GRUB was installed to the MBR on /dev/hda (the Windows drive), overwriting the Windows MBR stuff, that worked fine. This computer only has 1 HD, Linux only.
Same errors resulted after zeroing and repartitioning the HD and making /boot ext2:
grub> root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not
fatal)
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 p
/boot/grub/menu.lst "... succeeded
Done.
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vaxio n00b
Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi to all, I've a BIG problem with GRUB,
first of all:
fdisk -l
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/dev/hda1 * HPFS/NTFS -->win xp
/dev/hda2 W95 Ext'd(LBA) --EXT
/dev/hda5 HPFS/NTFS -->documents
/dev/hda6 Linux --> gentoo /
/dev/hda7 Linux --> gentoo /boot
/dev/hda8 Linux Swap --> swap
Setting grub
root (hd0,6)
setup (hd0)
quit
/boot/grub/grub.conf
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timeout 10
default 0
fallback 0
title=WinXp
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
title=Gentoo
root (hd0,6)
kernel (hd0,6)/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda6 vga=791
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When I start grub from livecd, and type
root (hd0,6) //OK!
Filesystem...is ext2...0x83
kernel (hd0,6)/vmlinuz
Error 15:File not found
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When I reboot my laptop (Centrino Sony Vaio)
I saw the cursor for some second runs on the screen and then stops at bottom-right and dispaly a sigle smile face,like this one but "shell like".
The only thing I can do is reboot with live CD.
Please, help me?
I lost Win Xp???Why it happens? _________________ >phantom< |
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slaapkop n00b
Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 66 Location: Nijmegen
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
I bought a new computer a few weeks ago.
On the computer was Windows installed. It is a dell demension 9100.
The harddisk that came with it is a 160 gig. I wan't to run kde on the same machine as well. So i bought an extra harddisk.
To put linux on that drive.
My configuration is like this:
Drive 0 Controller = Serial ATA --> Drive 0 (windows installed on it).
Drive 4 Controller = parallel ATA --> Drive 4 (PRI IDE MASTER) for linux
My boot configuration:
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livecd ~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 5 40131 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 6 255 2008125 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 256 7726 60010807+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 7727 10217 20008957+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 7727 10217 20008926 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 8 64228+ de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 9 19060 153035190 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 19061 19452 3148740 db CP/M / CTOS / ...
livecd ~ #
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So i read some forums and read the info given by grub (info grub)
So i thaugtht my grub file had too look like this(/boot/grub/grub.conf):
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# Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.
default 0
# How many seconds to wait before the default listing is booted.
timeout 30
# Nice, fat splash-image to spice things up :)
# Comment out if you don't have a graphics card installed
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux
# Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located
root (hd0,0)
#kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3
kernal /kernal-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda3
# The next four lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system.
# In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/hda6.
title=Windows XP
map (hd0) (hd1) # Tell the first hard drive to pretend to be the second
map (hd1) (hd0) # Tell the second hard drive to pretend to be the first
root (hd1,1)
rootnoverify (hd1,1)
makeactive # Sets the partition to active
chainloader +1 # Tells GRUB to load the Windows bootloader when done
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My boot sequence is first floppy, then cdrom, then PATA0 PRI IDE MASTER(Linux) and then SATA0(Windows)
But when i rebooted i only was able too boot into windows. And even worse, this morning when i tried too reboot i could t into anything..
Did i Messed my windows harddisk? Is my data lost?
Can someone please put me into the right direction?
I installed grub into /dev/hda. So that the dsa disk would'nt be bothered. But even when i take the IDE disk out of it and change the bios still cannot boot into windows..
please help..
Thanks |
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empie n00b
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
This is my first attempt to install gentoo on my thinkpad T43p and I'm having some weird problems when trying to install grub and getting it to work.
First of all, this is mij output from fdisk -l after i chrooted from the Live CD. sda8 is my boot partition, sda10 is the root partition and sda11 is the home partition (also see fstab below) The other partitions are Windows partitions.
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1355 10243768+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 1356 7752 48361320 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 1356 2032 5118088+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 2033 2709 5118088+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 2710 5418 20480008+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda8 5419 5425 52888+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 5426 5561 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda10 5562 6916 10243768+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 6917 7752 6320128+ 83 Linux
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This is my /etc/fstab file
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/dev/sda8 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 0 2
/dev/sda10 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/sda11 /home ext3 noatime 0 2
/dev/sda9 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
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This is my grub.config file
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timeout 30
default 0
fallback 1
splashimage=(hd0,7)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Gentoo
root (hd0,7)
kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
savedefault
boot
title windows
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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I installed grub on the MBR by performing the following commands
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grub --no-floppy
grub>root (hd0,7)
grub>setup (hd0)
quit
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When I reboot the system, the menu contains the gentoo linux entry and the windows XP entry. Booting windows works perfectly but when I select the Linux entry in the list, I get the following error:
Code: |
Booting Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-gentoo-r3
root (hd0,7)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
[Linux-bzImage,setup=0x1200, size=0x236b0c]
savedefault
Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
Press any key to continue...
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When I press "c" in the grub menu and perform the following commands, the system boots (note that The first attempt failed when there was no / before the kernel name. At the second attempt,with the / in place, it worked. in my grub.conf file, the kernel entry also starts with a / (I tried removing it, but no effect)
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grub>root (hd0,7)
Fylesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub>kernel kernel-2.6.16-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
grub>kernel /kernel-2.6.16-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1200, size=0x236b0c]
grub> boot
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Why is it working when I type in the commands and more important, why isn't it working via the grub.conf file. In my opinion, both ways of working should be identical. I checked over and over for typing errors, but everything seems ok.
Thanks in advance for the help |
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118947 n00b
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 69
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: "Partition table entries are not in disk order" |
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gives me
Quote: | Partition table entries are not in disk order | (plus the actual partition table(s) from my disks)
When I reboot Grub should start, but it (GRUB loading...) just sits there doing nothing,no error message.
My fstab and grub.conf ARE correct. Anybody out there who could give me a clue before I format the entire disk and start again?
Another hint, I cannot install windows xp on my system, (lucky me...) as its setup programm immediatly crashes once started.
For anyone wondering, it was windows setup that muddled everything up, before that I had gentoo next to(or on top of) windows running perfectly.A simple reinstall, and I'm back in hell... |
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fattboy n00b
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject: Come on... all those Gentoo guru's |
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**Can anyone offer some kind of suggestion... even if its an uneducated one**
Same post from last time :
Started installing Gentoo and then ran into this problem. I tried rebooting into Grub and I get the infamous "Grub loading, please wait screen" then it shows the bottom information of my grub.conf file and then reboots. I tried adding (hd0,0) after the kernel (insert) / command and it appeared as if it brought up Grub. But my Graphics looked really bad... grey and black lines everywhere, and I could barely make out my login for Grub. Nevertheless, I would select what appeared to be the words: Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6 - but didnt load anything (no console window, ect.).
Please help.
Heres my grub.conf file:
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage= (hd0,0) /grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel -2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda3
**I've gotta be missing something from my grub file** | Or maybe I should just start over |
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Cabalist n00b
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 32
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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I am not sure how to phrase this succinctly. I have a partion scheme something like this:
hda1 == winXP
hdb1 == storage
hde1 == storage
hde2 == storage
hde3 == New Gentoo (experimental)
hdf1 == Old Gentoo
hdf2 == Swap
hdf3 == Home Directory
hdc == CDROM
hdd == CDROM
I had previously used lilo and been booting fine. How do I install Grub on hda and have it boot hde3? Here is my grub.conf:
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timeout 10
default 0
splashimage=/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title GentooNEW
root (hd2,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz quiet root=/dev/hde3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-16@72 splash=silent,theme:emergence CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768
title GentooOLD
root (hd3,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdf1
title Stupid
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
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Also:
grub-install /dev/hda returns:
Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device.
Ideas? It's something simple right? |
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aaronamd n00b
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 59
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject: I have a grub problem to... :( |
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hello I'm currently a noob so be easy on me. ok first lets get this stuff outa the way; I run an athlon FX-55 system on an MSI K8N neo2 with 512megs of ram and a SATA Harddisk that is detected as /dev/sda. upon installing grub I used the genkernel settings because I used genkernel (duh ) anyway, when rebooting I get a file not found error, is this because I am using reiserfs as the filesystem on / ? if it is how can I solve this? I need to get this solved so that I can know how to install on my IBM T23 laptop, it only has 256megs of ram so I choose gentoo becuase I can optomize it. thank you |
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b4d n00b
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Code: | fock.ext3: No such file or dir while trying to open /dev/ROOT
/dev/ROOT
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device really contains ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with alternate superblock. |
this comes after i manually boot gentoo from gnome, I think i screwed up something in grub setup.
Any suggestions? |
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aaronamd n00b
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 59
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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you need to edit your fstab to change /dev/ROOT to whatever your root partition is one like /dev/hda3 etc. ...I think |
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b4d n00b
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yah, I found that out about 2 minutes after I posted , forgot to update fstab me noob. TNX |
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jmbsvicetto Moderator
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 4734 Location: Angra do Heroísmo (PT)
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Come on... all those Gentoo guru's |
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fattboy wrote: | **Can anyone offer some kind of suggestion... even if its an uneducated one**
Same post from last time :
Started installing Gentoo and then ran into this problem. I tried rebooting into Grub and I get the infamous "Grub loading, please wait screen" then it shows the bottom information of my grub.conf file and then reboots. I tried adding (hd0,0) after the kernel (insert) / command and it appeared as if it brought up Grub. But my Graphics looked really bad... grey and black lines everywhere, and I could barely make out my login for Grub. Nevertheless, I would select what appeared to be the words: Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6 - but didnt load anything (no console window, ect.).
Please help.
Heres my grub.conf file:
Code: | default 0
timeout 30
splashimage= (hd0,0) /grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r6
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel -2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda3
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**I've gotta be missing something from my grub file** | Or maybe I should just start over |
Hi.
You have some errors in your grub.conf file that I expect are typos. Instead of
Code: | splashimage= (hd0,0) /grub/splash.xpm.gz
you should have
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Code: | splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
| If that isn't the error, please post the output of fdisk -l and try booting with the splashimage line commented. _________________ Jorge.
Your twisted, but hopefully friendly daemon.
AMD64 / x86 / Sparc Gentoo
Help answer || emwrap.sh
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jmbsvicetto Moderator
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 4734 Location: Angra do Heroísmo (PT)
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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oldunion wrote: | Sorry for the double-post. This problem was solved, somehow i did. But theres a new problem aven though it works.
When grub starts up you cant see it, and if you do nothing linux will boot up eventually. If you hit the down arrow on the keyboard and then press enter, you load windows. Anyway to get a gui? |
Hi.
You seem to have a problem with either the splashimage or the framebuffer. Start by commenting the splashimage line. If you can see the GRUB menu, you must double-check that you're using a proper splashimage and or have the correct name. You should also make sure that the support for the framebuffer in the kernel is correct. _________________ Jorge.
Your twisted, but hopefully friendly daemon.
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ox- wrote: | I'm getting an error 15 when I try to boot, but my grub.conf has the right filenames.
I've verfiified this from a live CD, but regardless of that my .conf file has been working since I last changed it over a week ago. What's new is apparently a rebuild of grub and all these "stage" files in /boot/grub.
I also get the error 15 when trying to boot from my debian partition, and that grub entry has been working for almost a year.
Both the debian partition and /boot are ext 3. I can't image that being a problem, but possibly?
At the end of the ebuild this command is run: Code: | /sbin/grub --batch --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map < /boot/grub/grub.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 | .
What is this doing? If, for some reason, it wasn't run could this cause my problem? |
Hi.
Make sure that your error isn't with the splashimage. You should also post your grub.conf file if you want us to try to help you. _________________ Jorge.
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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vaxio wrote: | Hi to all, I've a BIG problem with GRUB,
first of all:
Code: | # fdisk -l
/dev/hda1 * HPFS/NTFS -->win xp
/dev/hda2 W95 Ext'd(LBA) --EXT
/dev/hda5 HPFS/NTFS -->documents
/dev/hda6 Linux --> gentoo /
/dev/hda7 Linux --> gentoo /boot
/dev/hda8 Linux Swap --> swap
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Setting grub
Code: | root (hd0,6)
setup (hd0)
quit
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Code: | # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
timeout 10
default 0
fallback 0
title=WinXp
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
title=Gentoo
root (hd0,6)
kernel (hd0,6)/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda6 vga=791
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When I start grub from livecd, and type
Code: | root (hd0,6) //OK!
Filesystem...is ext2...0x83
kernel (hd0,6)/vmlinuz
Error 15:File not found
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When I reboot my laptop (Centrino Sony Vaio)
I saw the cursor for some second runs on the screen and then stops at bottom-right and dispaly a sigle smile face,like this one but "shell like".
The only thing I can do is reboot with live CD.
Please, help me?
I lost Win Xp???Why it happens? |
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Your error 15 means that your kernel name is not vmlinuz. You should check the filename with a live-cd or using the GRUB command prompt. You will have to show us the output from the boot process, at least 10 to 15 lines before the smile, for us to help you.
If you can't boot WinXP, you might have a problem with the boot record. What error do you get? Did you try running fixboot from the recovery console? _________________ Jorge.
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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empie wrote: | Hi,
This is my first attempt to install gentoo on my thinkpad T43p and I'm having some weird problems when trying to install grub and getting it to work.
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This is my grub.config file
Code: |
timeout 30
default 0
fallback 1
splashimage=(hd0,7)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Gentoo
root (hd0,7)
kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
savedefault
boot
title windows
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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When I reboot the system, the menu contains the gentoo linux entry and the windows XP entry. Booting windows works perfectly but when I select the Linux entry in the list, I get the following error:
Code: |
Booting Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-gentoo-r3
root (hd0,7)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
[Linux-bzImage,setup=0x1200, size=0x236b0c]
savedefault
Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
Press any key to continue...
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When I press "c" in the grub menu and perform the following commands, the system boots (note that The first attempt failed when there was no / before the kernel name. At the second attempt,with the / in place, it worked. in my grub.conf file, the kernel entry also starts with a / (I tried removing it, but no effect)
Code: |
grub>root (hd0,7)
Fylesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub>kernel kernel-2.6.16-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
grub>kernel /kernel-2.6.16-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1200, size=0x236b0c]
grub> boot
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Why is it working when I type in the commands and more important, why isn't it working via the grub.conf file. In my opinion, both ways of working should be identical. I checked over and over for typing errors, but everything seems ok.
Thanks in advance for the help |
Hi.
Have you tried replacing
Code: | kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10
savedefault
boot |
with the following?
Code: | kernel /kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/sda10 |
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