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Old 08-30-2007, 01:32 PM   #1
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Can't boot up with Slackware 12.0


Hi,
I am really new to linux. Basically, I followed the prompt and some instructions i found on the web to complete the install of slackware.

After installation, i reboot the dell bladeserver.
Druing the boot process.
It shows something like this
************************************
PXE E53: No boot file name received
Exit Intel boot agent.
Grub _
************************************
with flashing cursor and nothing more.

I reinstalled slackware 5 times and try different setting. doesn't work.

Anyone can help me with that??

Thanks a lot !!!!

Stan
 
Old 08-30-2007, 02:14 PM   #2
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not sure what you did or didnt do, but Slackware comes with LILO, either you did not edit grub's menu.1st correctly or LILO was not installed to the MBR,

if you are dual booting with another Linux distro you simply need to edit grubs menu.1st and add Slackware to it...
 
Old 08-30-2007, 03:42 PM   #3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StanShi View Post
Hi,
I am really new to linux. Basically, I followed the prompt and some instructions i found on the web to complete the install of slackware.

After installation, i reboot the dell bladeserver.
Druing the boot process.
It shows something like this
************************************
PXE E53: No boot file name received
Exit Intel boot agent.
Grub _
************************************
with flashing cursor and nothing more.

I reinstalled slackware 5 times and try different setting. doesn't work.

Anyone can help me with that??

Thanks a lot !!!!

Stan
Is your boot sequence setup to boot from hdd?
Maybe there is only PXE boot enabled(booting from network)
 
Old 08-30-2007, 04:25 PM   #4
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LILO installed

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not sure what you did or didnt do, but Slackware comes with LILO, either you did not edit grub's menu.1st correctly or LILO was not installed to the MBR,

if you are dual booting with another Linux distro you simply need to edit grubs menu.1st and add Slackware to it...
Hi, I installed LILO as prompt "try to install LILO automaticlly" on Root. but not on MBR.

I have two partition hda1 Boot Primary Linux and had2 primary linux swap.


How to edit grubs menu when i still can't get any access to the machine? after i reboot, i can get into setup using F2, get into PXE Boot using F12, and that's it. if I don't hit any key, the screen will show as i described before, and hand there, the only choice left will be Ctrl + alt + Del

Thanks for you help again.
 
Old 08-30-2007, 04:26 PM   #5
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Is your boot sequence setup to boot from hdd?
Maybe there is only PXE boot enabled(booting from network)
Looks like it is.
How can I change it?? ( maybe it's a really stupid questions....but, i am scared and need a way to do it)

Thanks for you advice.
 
Old 08-30-2007, 04:37 PM   #6
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if you know the disk partition you installed slackware to you can use the #1 slackware Cdrom to boot your installed system, and fix /etc/lilo.conf so it points to the MBR then run the executable /sbin/lilo in a terminal...

read the text you get before the #1 slackware CD boots, dont worry it will sit there and not boot until you are ready to boot it,
Code:
boot = /dev/hda
prompt
timeout = 9950
lba32
image = /boot/bzImage
  root = /dev/hda1
  label = Slackware
  read-only
this is mine, yours will have lots of other stuff in it as i made my own, the the key point is "boot = /dev/hda" which is your MBR make sure it says that or if you have scsi or sata disks it may say "boot = /dev/sda" you just dont want it to point to root = /dev/sda# or root = dev/hda# where # is some number representing a disk partition...
 
Old 08-30-2007, 04:38 PM   #7
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Looks like it is.
How can I change it?? ( maybe it's a really stupid questions....but, i am scared and need a way to do it)

Thanks for you advice.
Dont you get any boot messages like F12 for Setup or something like that?

Or is it only possible to boot from PXE (I think that is very unlikely).

Otherwhise, boot from the cd and mount the volume, then do a grub-install.

Put it in the MBR, otherwhise your partition where you installed grub should be set active(fdisk is your friend for that)
 
Old 08-30-2007, 04:41 PM   #8
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Dont you get any boot messages like F12 for Setup or something like that?

Or is it only possible to boot from PXE (I think that is very unlikely).

Otherwhise, boot from the cd and mount the volume, then do a grub-install.

Put it in the MBR, otherwhise your partition where you installed grub should be set active(fdisk is your friend for that)
after i reboot, i can get into setup using F2, get into PXE Boot using F12, and that's it. if I don't hit any key, the screen will show as i described before, and hand there, the only choice left will be Ctrl + alt + Del
 
Old 08-30-2007, 05:21 PM   #9
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It works . Thanks for all your help~

I recreate the lilo.conf using liloconfig in /sbin folder. it works .
Also, I change the boot sequences.

Thanks for all your help~!!!!
 
Old 08-30-2007, 05:45 PM   #10
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cool, glad to be of help...
 
  


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