Can't Boot Grub Prompt
I used a windows boot disk and image client 32 to create an image back up of my linux RHE3 ES. I was restoring the back up to another server and all I get is the grub prompt. I'm assuming I corrupted the mbr.
How do I fix this? Install the Redhat enterprise linux 3 es install disk #1 and type in linux rescue Then what? thanks in advance for your help. -pete |
If you have a grub prompt then you can boot your kernel manually. And I would say it is much more likely you have a malformed or missing grub.conf file rather than any corrupted mbr.
Assuming your kernel is in a /boot partition on /dev/hda1 you would do this: Code:
grub> root (hd0,0) Code:
grub> kernel(hd0,0)/[Tab] |
Thanks for your help. I ended up rebuilding from scratch. After some more research symantix has problems with restores to different disk configurations. The image was taken from a 12 gig EMC disk partition and moved to a 8 gig Shark disk partition. I don't completely understand why this is an issue but it was in the knowledge base.
I have copied your idea into my personal faq database for future reference. I think manually booting is a good idea and I would like to try it anyways. When I screw that up I'll reply back again. Thanks -pete |
my 2 cents worth.
when you do restores......you overwrite an existing partition so there is no need to overwrite the mbr. pretending you had however, made larger patitions on machine 2 and were using images from machine 1 to restore machine 2 in the very worse scenario you may have to just redo grub in mbr to reset the correct block address for its booting files. but if you always have /boot as the first partition and size is same for machine 1 to 2 imo grub in mbr is safe as is btw I use www.partimge.org but off a knoppix cd |
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