[opensuse] Grub trouble...zapped 2nd boot stage
Hi listmates, - Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts. - this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe. My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it. a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present? Any recommendations? Thanks! Best regards, Verner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
- Grub says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
Ahhh... I love grub problems.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
You can use a live CD and do manual grub commands: root, setup, etc. Note that in the grub console you can use tab to complete commands with available drives, etc. - however I recommend just using the Suse CD, which contains a tool to repair grub - actually the repair mode of the 11.1 CD is pretty cool. Also, a favorite tool of mine is http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ No reason to reinstall the OS, this is pretty easy to fix and once you learn the steps is (usually) not a big deal. Pete Eby -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2009-04-25 at 14:23 +0200, Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Hi listmates,
- Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
- this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe.
My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
Well, as your friend formatted the linux partition, one has to think that there is no intention to reinstall linux, so repairing grub is not a requirement. Rather, use vista tools to repair vista. Time ago, it was "fdisk /mbr", dunno about vista. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAknzJrEACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WHlgCeKwS0ExQBQBWMMVnoflon9Fv+ mLUAoJGSeJ9bpwuwIANVE/z5FkXsEDt4 =auDC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Hi listmates,
- Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
- this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe.
My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
The install DVD has a repair function. Have you tried that? -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Hi listmates,
- Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
- this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe.
My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
Best regards, Verner
Don't Panic! I do this to myself all the time... Basically you just need to reinstall the boot code in the mbr for grub. As others have pointed out, you can use the rescue option on the install list to gain access to grub and reinstall grub (not the whole thing, just the boot code, done with 'grub install hd#) Where # is the disk No. 0, 1, ... As an alternative, you can also try to just reinstall the old mbr that vista overwrote. Generally there are 2 copies of the mbr on each disk. Just google 'vista repair reinstall master boot record' and I guarantee you will find what you need. Carlos is correct, it used to be fdisk /mbr, but that was in the '98 - ? days. I don't even think that worked with XP, maybe? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
David C. Rankin skrev:
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Hi listmates,
- Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
- this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe.
My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
Best regards, Verner
Don't Panic!
I do this to myself all the time... Basically you just need to reinstall the boot code in the mbr for grub. As others have pointed out, you can use the rescue option on the install list to gain access to grub and reinstall grub (not the whole thing, just the boot code, done with 'grub install hd#) Where # is the disk No. 0, 1, ...
As an alternative, you can also try to just reinstall the old mbr that vista overwrote. Generally there are 2 copies of the mbr on each disk. Just google 'vista repair reinstall master boot record' and I guarantee you will find what you need. Carlos is correct, it used to be fdisk /mbr, but that was in the '98 - ? days. I don't even think that worked with XP, maybe?
Gooooooooooooood mooooooorning list! - what a pile of informative valuable knowledge to be greeted with on such a beautiful, sunny bright sunday morning (Bornholm, Denmark, Northen Europe) anyway! - thanks a lot. - will try the SuperGrub USB first. Will get back with info. Best regards, Verner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Verner Kjærsgaard skrev:
David C. Rankin skrev:
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Hi listmates,
- Grup says "stage 1.5", error 17 and halts.
- this happens because I had a SuSE partition on a freinds laptop alongside Vista. The MBR (as I see it) contains a small programme that points to the real GRUP booter on something like hda2, I believe.
My dear freind zapped the SuSE installation by having MS formatting it. But now, of course, the machine never reaches the 2nd stage of the GRUB loader...I wish to remedy it.
a) can I do that using, say Knoppix or SuSE live? b) Re-install a SUSE into that partion and go from there? c) Enter any fancey GRUP commands? d) Vista repair or something, the restore partition is still present?
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
Best regards, Verner
Don't Panic!
I do this to myself all the time... Basically you just need to reinstall the boot code in the mbr for grub. As others have pointed out, you can use the rescue option on the install list to gain access to grub and reinstall grub (not the whole thing, just the boot code, done with 'grub install hd#) Where # is the disk No. 0, 1, ...
As an alternative, you can also try to just reinstall the old mbr that vista overwrote. Generally there are 2 copies of the mbr on each disk. Just google 'vista repair reinstall master boot record' and I guarantee you will find what you need. Carlos is correct, it used to be fdisk /mbr, but that was in the '98 - ? days. I don't even think that worked with XP, maybe?
Gooooooooooooood mooooooorning list!
- what a pile of informative valuable knowledge to be greeted with on such a beautiful, sunny bright sunday morning (Bornholm, Denmark, Northen Europe) anyway!
- thanks a lot.
- will try the SuperGrub USB first. Will get back with info.
Best regards, Verner
Hi again, - went for the SuperGrup disk. RECOMMENDED! - how did I do without it until now? - Thanks for the info! And now for the sun! Best regards, Verner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2009-04-25 at 21:31 -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: [thinking of many things] ...
Carlos is correct, it used to be fdisk /mbr, but that was in the '98 - ? days. I don't even think that worked with XP, maybe?
I think it does, if you have an xp dos floppy. Dunno, I don't have an XP of my own. I understand that Windows can not be booted from a CD, to be used for rescue ops. However, I'm told there is an iso image of a windows xp on the mule that does precissely that, boot from a CD. Much appreciated on repair shops, even if illegal. Hirem boot, was it, perhaps? Ah, no, that's a tool chest (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiren's_boot_CD, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiren's_BootCD Ah, the wikipedia points to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VistaPE, a project to create a live Vista. And here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LiveDistros there is a list of rescue lives, for linux, windows, and more. Mmm... supergrub is not listed there. I also miss a very small live based on opensuse in there. On debian or ubuntu or gentoo, yes. And here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Live_USBs lists tools to create usb lives. Not one for opensuse. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkn0NDAACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UkwwCdGPyXNfhGZKOL37IP+zQwUs99 2LMAniONcqzJ8+KFEnOum4aT2xgGU7hn =LEi+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Carlos E. R. schreef:
And here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LiveDistros there is a list of rescue lives, for linux, windows, and more. Mmm... supergrub is not listed there. I also miss a very small live based on opensuse in there. On debian or ubuntu or gentoo, yes.
And here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Live_USBs lists tools to create usb lives. Not one for opensuse.
Unetbootin has OpenSuse: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net -- Jos van Kan registered Linux user #152704 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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