Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Michael George <george@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Grub upgrade note.
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 19:34:19
Message-Id: 20080506193339.GA28532@brego.pewamo.office
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Grub upgrade note. by Drake Donahue
1 On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 02:44:01PM -0400, Drake Donahue wrote:
2 >
3 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael George" <george@××××××××××.com>
4 > To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
5 > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:50 PM
6 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Grub upgrade note.
7 >
8 >
9 >> On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 08:49:13AM -0500, Barry Schwartz wrote:
10 >>> Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org> skribis:
11 >>> > I've done some grub installs in the past, but this is a new one on me.
12 >>> > What
13 >>> > exactly does install the new version's 'stage1' mean? How do I do what
14 >>> > this is telling me to do?
15 >>>
16 >>> That's the part where you write a new MBR. It's explained in the
17 >>> Gentoo GRUB Install howto.
18 >>>
19 >>> This is why I leave grub out of my world file.
20 >>
21 >> I upgraded grub and when I start it, it doesn't seem to see any disks.
22 >> I am trying to run:
23 >> root (hd0,2)
24 >> setup (hd0)
25 >>
26 >> But hitting the <TAB> key at "root (" doesn't report any options back to
27 >> me. Why would that be?
28 >>
29 >
30 > <tab> working fine here now
31 > used to not work here but grub worked fine nonetheless
32 > what results when you enter root (hd0,2)?
33
34 Hmm, I guess I forgot that I have to be root to run grub effectively...
35
36 That *is* embarassing...
37
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