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Ann Hopkins

22 Sep 2004 22 Sep '04

20:35

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I know this problem has been listed before, but I have tried the fixes and I still can not get a full boot. After a kernel upgrade, the system would only boot to a "GRUB>" prompt. I used the install disk and tried to repair the mbr several times, but I still get the "GRUB>" prompt only with no errors. Can anyone make suggestions? I know my final try is to reinstall, but I would rather that be my last choice -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD4DBQFBUeH5hs7JGk93PT0RAnYTAKCKNSYWdVr5zzMQUCWfC58FnYJpUwCYq44I 61K3DAeEEK7zbtCNcmVv3Q== =7zqZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Jerry Feldman

22 Sep 22 Sep

20:59

New subject: [SLE] SuSE 9.1 Grub Prompt - No Boot

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:35:05 -0700 Ann Hopkins wrote:

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I know this problem has been listed before, but I have tried the fixes and I still can not get a full boot.

After a kernel upgrade, the system would only boot to a "GRUB>" prompt.

I used the install disk and tried to repair the mbr several times, but I still get the "GRUB>" prompt only with no errors. First, do you see the message "GRUB Stage1 Boot" when your system first comes up. If not, then the MBR is damaged.

If yes, it would appear that the system tried to install grub. The best way to do this, is to boot the system through the installation DVD/CD, and boot the installed system. Then run YaST2/Boot Loader configuration. This should essentially repair your system. You can also boot the install CD, don't install any software, but go through the installation procedure. It should take you through the boot loader configuration. You will not need to reinstall the system. There are other ways you can get GRUB to reset the MBR, but YaST2 is straightforward. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9

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Ann Hopkins

23:45

New subject: [SLE] SuSE 9.1 Grub Prompt - No Boot

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Well I didn't see the GRUB Stage1 Boot, but I can't get the fix to the MBR to work. It says it is fixed but I get the same problem. I wonder what the kernel patch did. Anyway. I guess I will try reinstalling. Thanks for the information on the GRUB Stage1 Boot Jerry Feldman wrote: | On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:35:05 -0700 | Ann Hopkins wrote: | | |>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>I know this problem has been listed before, but I have tried the fixes |>and I still can not get a full boot. |> |>After a kernel upgrade, the system would only boot to a "GRUB>" |>prompt. |> |>I used the install disk and tried to repair the mbr several times, but |>I still get the "GRUB>" prompt only with no errors. | | First, do you see the message "GRUB Stage1 Boot" when your system first | comes up. | If not, then the MBR is damaged. | | If yes, it would appear that the system tried to install grub. | The best way to do this, is to boot the system through the installation | DVD/CD, and boot the installed system. Then run YaST2/Boot Loader | configuration. This should essentially repair your system. | | You can also boot the install CD, don't install any software, but go | through the installation procedure. It should take you through the boot | loader configuration. | | You will not need to reinstall the system. There are other ways you can | get GRUB to reset the MBR, but YaST2 is straightforward. | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBUg6ths7JGk93PT0RAmSQAJ9+cssA/QhNaFKG7RvCdQMCTCPouACbBLTU +SfzrACKILfd+KcA8mrPPiw= =Zoy8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Jerry Feldman

23 Sep 23 Sep

00:09

New subject: [SLE] SuSE 9.1 Grub Prompt - No Boot

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:45:49 -0700 Ann Hopkins wrote:

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Well I didn't see the GRUB Stage1 Boot, but I can't get the fix to the MBR to work. It says it is fixed but I get the same problem. I wonder what the kernel patch did. Anyway. I guess I will try reinstalling.

Thanks for the information on the GRUB Stage1 Boot from the command line, try to use the grub(8) command: grub --boot-drive=0x0 --config-file=/boot/grub/menu.lst --verbose

This should force it in. Also, check the contents of menu.lst. It should point to the proper kernel. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9

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Marcos Vinicius Lazarini

02:39

New subject: [SLE] SuSE 9.1 Grub Prompt - No Boot

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Ann Hopkins wrote:

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Well I didn't see the GRUB Stage1 Boot, but I can't get the fix to the MBR to work. It says it is fixed but I get the same problem. I wonder what the kernel patch did. Anyway. I guess I will try reinstalling.

Thanks for the information on the GRUB Stage1 Boot

Hey! Don't give up to early! Two more things to try: Read the begining of message at http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-Aug/2444.html Read the ending of message at http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-Aug/2940.html -- Marcos Lazarini

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Ann Hopkins

17:44

New subject: [SLE] SuSE 9.1 Grub Prompt - No Boot (Workaround)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Well I wanted to thank everyone for giving all these tricks, but I does seem to be problem with GRUB not being stable as an "MBR" for this drive, even though I know it worked with an earlier version under Redhat. Hardware is my problem. It doesn't seem to be able to consistingly mount or see the partition to mount, and when that happened it couldn't find the files - like something as simple as "messages" - even when I confirmed the files were there using the rescue option. Manually trying to enter the setup really showed it couldn't find some items. I changed to LILO and everything works fine now. I have rebooted 6 or 7 times which was painful, because the system is slow and I don't have a stability problem with booting. I guess it is fixed for this machine. Marcos Vinicius Lazarini wrote: | On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Ann Hopkins wrote: | | |>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>Well I didn't see the GRUB Stage1 Boot, but I can't get the fix to the MBR to |>work. It says it is fixed but I get the same problem. I wonder what the kernel |>patch did. Anyway. I guess I will try reinstalling. |> |>Thanks for the information on the GRUB Stage1 Boot | | | Hey! Don't give up to early! Two more things to try: | Read the begining of message at | http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-Aug/2444.html | Read the ending of message at | http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-Aug/2940.html | | | -- | Marcos Lazarini | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBUwuAhs7JGk93PT0RAirMAJ0QK9ZfIzPEGMl//NowyoltJN7IDACeKpa6 Ot505i0YMaIbYBcMW/NNQy8= =68xE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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