From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1NSdlv-0003HI-Mi for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:31 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NSdlu-0003GQ-Js for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:30 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NSdlp-00039z-FK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:29 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43183 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NSdlp-00039l-As for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:25 -0500 Received: from qsmtp5.america.net ([69.60.160.248]:49092) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NSdlo-0005XS-Uw for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:25 -0500 Received: from [74.221.63.253] (helo=[192.168.1.64]) by qsmtp5.america.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1NSdlm-0002OD-CZ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:22 -0500 Message-ID: <4B45059C.10806@jamadots.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:20 -0500 From: "Henry W. Peters" User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090706) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GNU GRUB References: <321078.3571.qm@web88205.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <4B437FCD.4040609@jamadots.com> <1262715378.2635.8.camel@fz.local> <4B438BCA.60805@jamadots.com> <1262724652.2635.14.camel@fz.local> <4B43D81C.5000009@jamadots.com> In-Reply-To: <4B43D81C.5000009@jamadots.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9 Subject: Re: GRUB update problems X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:50:31 -0000 Henry W. Peters wrote: > Felix Zielcke wrote: >> Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:58 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: >> >>> Then I did check the /etc/default/grub file, & this is what I got (I >>> took out the '# at the GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900' & changed the >>> resolution... I tried doing an '#update-grub' both in the terminal >>> while booted & at startup in the recovery mode. Nothing seems to >>> change... maybe it's the 'install_device not specified.' problem?? >>> >> >> Well if running update-grub shows an error about video.lst, then you >> must run grub-install first. >> >> Else check the generated /boot/grub/grub.cfg >> It should contain something like that: >> >> if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then >> set gfxmode=1440x900 >> insmod gfxterm >> insmod vbe >> if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else >> # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that >> don't >> # understand terminal_output >> terminal gfxterm >> fi >> fi >> >> > Felix, > > Thanks very much, I will try this. > > Henry Well now I'm in deep ...., fortunately, I had some trouble installing Debian Lenny, & someone recommended 'PMagic' CD & it allowed me to boot in to my Linux OS. In booting up this afternoon, I first got: "Grub loading error the symbol 'grub_puts' not found grub rescue>_" (the under score here was a blinking cursor) Then I made some changes in the BIOS to set another hd to boot... & got: "GRUB loading please wait... Error 15" (& right here, all stop as far as loading went). When I got back on line via the PMagic disk, I tried reinstalling GRUB via the synaptic package manager... that didn't work either Previously, I looked at the file Felix suggested (/boot/grub/grub.cfg), & there was no such parameters as he indicated there might be. I tried to follow the grub_install suggestions, to no avail (& probably messed something up). What is recommended fix... & can I go back to the previous version of grub some how...? It, at least connected with my startup manager (i.e., changed the given, but limited resolutions of the GRUB & start up, making my 1440 x 900 monitor useable at that res.). Thanks, Henry