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On Fri, 7 May 2010 07:28:00 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > > It drops you to the grub command line, it's documented on the GRUB |
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> > > menu screen itself, just after it tells you about e. |
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> > Oh OK. I didn't reboot and read that part. lol I learned something |
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> > today. Just hope I will remember it when I need it. ;-) |
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> 'c' is good as long as the error is only with the GRUB entry. I |
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> usually find that on new installs the causes of failure to boot may be |
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> deeper and I will need to chroot back into the installation to fix |
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> things; e.g. reconfigure the kernel, add drivers and what not. |
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Indeed, but in this case the question was about getting to a grub |
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proompt, and pressing c is a lot simpler than digging out a live CD, |
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rebooting and setting up a chroot. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. |
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