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Fitzsimmons
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 Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 10:30 pm Post subject: Troubles with Grub |
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Hi.
I did not do a classic install - I have windows on hda, and gentoo on hdb. I have finished the install of gentoo 1.4_rc1-r2, but when it comes up to when the grub should be loaded, I get a screen full of | Code: | | GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB ... [and so on forever] |
. It appears to be in a infanate loop of writing the word GRUB on the screen. In case it makes any difference, note that hdb is the slave (duh), and that I have configured my MB to boot off of that HD. How do I get grub to work? |
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taskara
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:39 am Post subject: |
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looks like it hasn't written to the mbr properly.
you might wanna wipe the mbr, and try again, or emerge lilo and try it.
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Fitzsimmons
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| That would be great - If I knew how to wipe a MBR. Thanks though. I wish everthing in computers was as easy as trying again. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:31 am Post subject: |
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To wipe the master boot record, use fdisk (the DOS utility, not the Linux one):
and I'm afraid you'll have to reinstall it via your Windows system/rescue CD. 
There may be a problem with your disk, though, the GRUBGRUBGRUB thing has been reported with corrupt disks a lot. |
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Fitzsimmons
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| Oh great... just what I need right now. A corrupt disk. Worked before... like - yesterday. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| Don't panic. It could also be just a typo in your grub.conf, you know. Care to post that? |
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TiGeR WooD
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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hi all,
i have the same but i not have a windows partition ...
on a fresh gentoo install ...
i have benn tried to re-install grub with grub-install /dev/hda
but didn't work ...
my grub.conf file is
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.bz
title=Gentoo WebServer
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda3
any idea ? |
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TiGeR WooD
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