From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1LTdqU-0004Gp-J3 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:50 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LTdqS-0004GS-MJ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:48 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LTdqR-0004GG-8c for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:48 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55164 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LTdqR-0004GD-0z for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:47 -0500 Received: from elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.64]:46540) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LTdqQ-0007VN-Hi for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:46 -0500 Received: from [24.148.247.139] (helo=[192.168.0.199]) by elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1LTdqN-0003Rt-LJ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:02:43 -0500 Message-ID: <4985BA25.4080506@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:05:09 -0500 From: BandiPat Organization: Magic Page Products User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: GRUB 2 References: <498525F5.7060609@earthlink.net> <498561A1.4090407@nic.fi> In-Reply-To: <498561A1.4090407@nic.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ELNK-Trace: c85a64c14a050764b95206241ab561599ef193a6bfc3dd48df4893ac08ffc8220b0a01baef230e8310da127345fe7d85350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.148.247.139 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 Subject: Re: Help with Grub2 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:02:48 -0000 Vesa J=C3=A4=C3=A4skel=C3=A4inen wrote: > BandiPat wrote: >> Compiled and installed grub2. Remove LILO from MBR. Ran grub-install= >> /dev/sda. Run grub-setup /dev/sda. Ran update-grub to let it create = a >> grub.cfg file. So far, so good and checking everything, it all looks >> great according to the instructions I have been able to find. By the >> way, I have done a lot of researching these past 2 days! That's how I= >> came to find this mail list, but wanted to wait to finish my testing >> before using it. >=20 > you should only need to use grub-install and update-grub (or grub-mkcon= fig) >=20 > Running grub-setup after grub-install without matching arguments given > by grub-install to grub-setup it can create non-working setup. >=20 > So commands needed are: >=20 > grub-install > update-grub (or grub-mkconfig, or manually create grub.cfg) >=20 > Now if you get stuck to rescue console you probably want to start > loading normal mode first (insmod normal.mod) and required modules > needed for booting. I think we should write something about rescue > console to wiki. >=20 > Here is what probably happened: >=20 > When you issues grub-setup manually you probably forgot to specify > filesystems and such so grub cannot load natively from MBR your system.= >=20 > As grub-setup is advanced tool it should not be used manually, please > try with only grub-install and see if it help. > _______________________________________________ Ok, thanks for the suggestion and I do wish it had been that easy, but I = still get the grub rescue prompt only. If I try to do "insmod normal",=20 I get "error: out of partition". Here is my lsmod results: _chain 1 biodisk 1 pc 1 xfs 1 fshelp 1 That appears to be getting most of the needed modules, but again, I'm=20 new to this, so not sure. I only used "grub-install /dev/sda" and then=20 did "update-grub /dev/sda" to get my grub.cfg file. All that seems to=20 produce good results, no error messages. One time I did grub-install=20 wrong and got an error message about the core.img. I think that was=20 "grub-install "(hd0,2)", which give me that error, but using /dev/sda=20 worked as it should. Any other info you need, I'll try to supply, but I continue to remain=20 baffled. :-\ Thanks, Pat