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From: Peter Keel <grubby@discordia.ch>
To: g_friend@etang.com
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: How to Clean bad Grubfirmware off  DOC?
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 18:40:42 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020628164042.GA5930@discordia.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D1ADE5D.01401@webmta2>

How funny. I did the same and now have the same problem. 

* on the Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 05:43:57PM +0800, g_friend@etang.com wrote:
> I have put a grub_firmware on my doc2000. It can drop me grub console 
> mode but it cannot find any filesystem ,even filesystem on my harddisk.
> I have tried to use root(dc0,0) ,root(hd0,0),root(hd0,1)etc ,but it 
> had no effect. It find nothing yet.

I even tried to load a kernel by giving grub the blocks to boot it
from, but no success so far. It can read the partition-table, but
not the filesystem. 

> Then I face a serious situation.----How can I save my DOC ?
> How can I clean the bad grub off my doc?
> Before I put grub_firmware onto my DOC, I can boot from my harddisk ,
> floppy with DOC in place.However, after that , with DOC in place ,I 
> even cannot boot from my floppy . It always give me grub boot.

Ok. I havent tried booting from floppy so far, but this tells me
I don't even have to try. 

> If I  pull out it from my board , the system boot from my hard disk 
> or floppy as usually.

Nice to know.

Peter
-- 
Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve 
neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin

  reply	other threads:[~2002-06-28 16:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-06-27  9:43 How to Clean bad Grubfirmware off DOC? g_friend
2002-06-28 16:40 ` Peter Keel [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-06-27 13:00 Mark Meade
2002-06-27 14:36 g_friend
2002-06-28 18:47 ` Peter Keel
2002-06-28 21:58   ` Mark Meade
2002-06-28 23:06     ` Peter Keel
2002-06-27 14:59 Mark Meade

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