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From: Jeff Cranmer <jcranmer01@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problems
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:57:03
Message-Id: 9675363.1162169355616.JavaMail.root@elwamui-mouette.atl.sa.earthlink.net
1 Unfortunately, no prompt appears. It just hangs at the boot-up screen, repeatedly adding 'GRUB' to the top line of text.
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3 I tried installing Mandriva Linux 2007 using Lilo in text form, and that also failed (repeatedly adding '99' to the top line on the screen. It also crashed when I tried to install an old Windoze 98 SE installation, hanging at the point at which it tried to format the drive for the OS.
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5 I'm going to borrow a Windows 2000 or XP OS and see if that will install. If that fails, or unless someone comes up with any other solutions, I'll take the computer back to the shop :-/
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7 Jeff
8
9 -----Original Message-----
10 >From: Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
11 >Sent: Oct 29, 2006 6:27 PM
12 >To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
13 >Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problems
14 >
15 >On 10/29/06, Jeff Cranmer <jcranmer01@×××××××××.net> wrote:
16 >> Hi Richard,
17 >>
18 >> The full output from running your suggested command after editing the grub.conf file per your instructions was
19 >>
20 >> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
21 >> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
22 >> Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage_1_5" exists... yes
23 >> Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 15 sectors are embedded.
24 >> succeeded
25 >> Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
26 >> Done.
27 >>
28 >> I still have the same response when I try to reboot :-(
29 >
30 >Hmm, possibly the BIOS ordering is still dodgy.
31 >
32 >What exactly happens when you reboot? Do you end up at a "grub> "
33 >prompt? If so, try running "find /grub/splash.xpm.gz" at that prompt.
34 >
35 >-Richard
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problems Joe Menola <menola@×××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problems Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>