From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1NTGwH-0004av-Kn for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:49 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTGwG-0004Zn-8h for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:48 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTGwB-0004W3-Ic for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:47 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50026 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NTGwB-0004Vx-7Y for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:43 -0500 Received: from qsmtp3.america.net ([69.60.160.246]:47394) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NTGwA-0005EU-R7 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:43 -0500 Received: from [74.221.63.10] (helo=[192.168.1.64]) by qsmtp3.america.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NTGw7-0007ic-QL for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:39 -0500 Message-ID: <4B4751BA.3070500@jamadots.com> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:39:38 -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> <4B45059C.10806@jamadots.com> In-Reply-To: <4B45059C.10806@jamadots.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:39:48 -0000 Ok, not getting any response here, probably means either: 1.) This is not the correct forum for someone NOT knowledgeable in the inner workings of GRUB2, 2.) & or no one give a flying fig if someone has a serious problem involving GRUB (1 or 2). Would someone be so kind as to explain... & perhaps, if necessary, direct me to a forum that might actually be able to help me problem solve here? Thank you. Henry Henry W. Peters wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >