From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1NTIDC-0007vM-LJ for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:22 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTIDA-0007tS-CP for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:20 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NTID5-0007pw-An for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:19 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34834 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NTID3-0007pj-U6 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:15 -0500 Received: from qsmtp7.america.net ([69.60.160.250]:35101) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NTID3-0004wy-0W for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:13 -0500 Received: from [74.221.63.10] (helo=[192.168.1.64]) by qsmtp7.america.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1NTID0-000337-D7 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:10 -0500 Message-ID: <4B4764D4.1020500@jamadots.com> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:01:08 -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> <4B4751BA.3070500@jamadots.com> <20100108161318.GA19367@thorin> In-Reply-To: <20100108161318.GA19367@thorin> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; 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: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:01:20 -0000 Robert Millan wrote: > On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 10:39:38AM -0500, Henry W. Peters wrote: > >> 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? >> > > In principle, the right list for obtaining help with GRUB would be > help-grub. > > But in practice, I'm not sure if there will be people there who can > provide user assistance. Therefore user questions are tollerated in > grub-devel. > > I'd really like to make help-grub the user support forum, but since I don't > have more time to volunteer myself, I'm not sure how to make this happen. > > FWIW, if anyone who reads this is willing to help the GRUB project by > watching help-grub and helping with user requests there, he/she's more > than welcome to do that. > > Hi Robert (& any one willing & or able to try & help here, in some way), I do appreciate your response. I did a search & found the grub-help list, I signed up, & now know (at least) probably not much help there. Perhaps the simplest request, since I tried reinstalling it, then uninstalled grub2 (& grub), tried lilo, then installing (I think) legacy grub (this thru synaptic p.m.), & I just read (a portion) of the grub manual... & do believe I got, previously, some possibly dangerous advise previously on grub-dev list (grub-install), but in any case, if I just knew where to find relatively clear information on how to configure (or whatever needs to be done to connect a fresh install of grub (or grub2) with the kernel, & or whatever is necessary), considering I am booted from a disk (pmagic), which uses grub2, v. 0.97-os.1, into my OS, Debian Lenny, sid/squeeze, kernel 2.6.32, this might be of some help. In a *cursory* look thru the grub manual, I couldn't find this. & by the way, this version of grub allows my monitor to work in correct resolution, with out problems (trying to fix this, was original cause of my problem/s here, apparently, the startup-manager would not connect its parameters with grub). I think the version of grub2 that got 'upgraded' was v. 0.973-alpha (alas,not really sure of this, in any case, it was the latest upgrade just several days ago). Hoping this make enough sense to possibly advise a trail toward resolution. Henry