Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: alain.didierjean@××××.fr
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Can't install Grub 0.97-r5: SOLVED
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 14:58:54
Message-Id: 1210172220.4821c33c5adb3@imp.free.fr
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Can't install Grub 0.97-r5 by alain.didierjean@free.fr
1 Selon alain.didierjean@××××.fr:
2
3 >
4 > I emerged grub's last version. So stage 1, 1.5 & 2 are in /boot/grub
5 > allright.
6 > But trying to install the new mbr gives:
7 > grub> root (hd0,0)
8 > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
9 >
10 > grub> setup (hd0)
11 > Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
12 > Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... no
13 >
14 > Error 15: File not found
15 >
16 > Of course, /boot/grub/stage1 is there.
17 >
18 > So I'm stuck with a half installed grub and dare not reboot. I re-emerged the
19 > last version to no avail.
20 > Any practical advice before I re-emerge previous grub version?
21 >
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23 > gentoo-amd64@l.g.o mailing list
24 >
25 >
26
27 Stupid me. I have added an IDE disk since grub last update...
28 And now, my sda1 /boot partition is seen as (hd1).
29 The find command of grub solved it for me. I didn't know it before list's help
30 I guess I should RTFM. Thanks for the help, guys.
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