Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Drake Donahue <donahue95@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Can't install Grub 0.97-r5
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 14:03:42
Message-Id: 002d01c8b04a$c406af20$0200a8c0@iwillxp333
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Can't install Grub 0.97-r5 by Beso
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2 From: Beso
3 To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
4 Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:31 AM
5 Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Can't install Grub 0.97-r5
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10 2008/5/7 Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>:
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12 On Mittwoch, 7. Mai 2008, alain.didierjean@××××.fr wrote:
13 > I emerged grub's last version. So stage 1, 1.5 & 2 are in /boot/grub
14 > allright. But trying to install the new mbr gives:
15 > grub> root (hd0,0)
16 > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
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18 > grub> setup (hd0)
19 > Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
20 > Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... no
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22 > Error 15: File not found
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24 > Of course, /boot/grub/stage1 is there.
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26 > So I'm stuck with a half installed grub and dare not reboot. I re-emerged
27 > the last version to no avail.
28 > Any practical advice before I re-emerge previous grub version?
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31 emmm... I did nothing when I updated grub - and it just worked fine....
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37 you have left the old version in use. to fully update grub not only you need to update it via portage but also you should reinstall the bootloader. maybe portage does it itself but i'm not sure about this last affirmation.
38 confirm that the last affirmation is true
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40 dott. ing. beso