hard linking grub.conf to menu.1st

jgostaind · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 4

Ok I've read the posts on Grub booting into the command prompt instead of the grub.conf file. This is my problem everytime I boot I have to point Grub to my grub.conf file for some reason. I've linked the two files grub.conf and menu.1st the way the install instructions say but it doesn't work. So I read that I should try a hard link of the two files, but I'm not sure of how to do that.

Could someone be so kind as to explain this to me?

Thanks so much

Caviel · n00b Joined: 18 Nov 2002 Posts: 22

I just copied the file and the grub menu worked for me...I don't like making links unless I absolutely have to.

hhaamu

jgostaind · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 4

I tried both of the ways showed above and neither one worked. Can you think of anything else I should try?

Thanks for the help so far?

hhaamu · Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 7:19 pm Post subject:

Well, posting your hard drive setup and grub.conf might help...

Caviel · n00b Joined: 18 Nov 2002 Posts: 22

Just as an odd question, with the name menu.lst, are you using the number one, or an 'L' in the extension?

(Figured get the easy checks out of the way)

jgostaind · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 4

Here is the grub.conf

default 0
timeout 10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo
root (hd0,0)
kernel /bzImage root=/dev/hda3 hdd=ide-scsi

I had the timeout at 30 like the install instructions say but I think this is just the time till it boots. So I moved it to 10 since this is the only thing I boot. I had the kernel set to /boot/bzImage like the install instructions said but I read a post that said it should be /bzImage. So I changed it to the /bzImage.

Here is my fstab
/dev/hda1 /boot
/dev/hda3 /
/dev/hda2 /swap
/dev/hda4 /home

iancurtis · Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 7:49 pm Post subject:

its an L as in list.
menu.lst
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jgostaind · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 4

Sorry bout this it was a 1 instead of an L. I printed the install instructions and it printed like a 1. God I should shoot myself now. (lol) Thanks for pointing this out to me. I feel so dam stupid now.

Caviel · n00b Joined: 18 Nov 2002 Posts: 22

Nah, not as bad as my resolv.conf/resolve.conf error that kept me amused for a couple days.

Glad to see you got it working