Grub loading please wait ... Error 17
Hi,
I am trying to install Puppy 5.0.1 on a laptop (Specs in the end of the post). Live CD runs fine, but I can't install it. After installation I see Grub loading please wait ... Error 17 'pmount puppy drive mounter' says that I have ATA ST94019A sda1 ext3 34.3 G 31.5G free [I set it to be bootable] GRUB file is shown below. What should I do to install Puppy on the laptop? PS. Please use simple English and write command lines in your answer. Thanks. Ijin. Code:
# GRUB configuration file '/boot/grub/menu.lst'. Code:
Intel Pentium M 725 (1.6 GHz, 400 MHz FSB, 2M L2 Cashe) |
BTW, I tried
restarting computer after partitioning, but before installing Puppy, using ext2 and ext3 file systems disconnecting the charger and battery with no effect on GRUB 17 error message. |
From the liveCD do this from a terminal
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parted /dev/sda "print" |
parted /dev/sda "print"
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Error /dev/sda: unrecognised disk lebel parted /dev/sda1 "print" Code:
Model:unknown (unknown) |
Which other operating systems, if any, do you have on the computer?
If you have, what are they? Info in your first post shows 2.8GB used and Puppy is only about 110MB. Also the Grub error 17: Quote:
Your menu.lst file indicates Grub is pointing to the first partition on the first drive? |
I don't have any other operation systems. I have no idea why it says
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Do I understand correctly that this problem cannot be solved and I should use another distro instead?
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I'm confused with what you have managed to do - go to sf.net and get the bootinfoscript. It can be run from the liveCD - post the RESULTS.txt it generates.
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I do not need a boot flag :
I Don`t know .
I run Macpup Foxy3.0/1 (4.3.0/1) on three partitions (full install (ext2-4)) of 1.2 G each (1050 MHz 384 MB RAM) : Code:
# parted /dev/sda "print" Code:
# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst Code:
# Linux bootable partition config begins Code:
title Install GRUB to floppy disk (on /dev/fd0) Code:
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### Sdc is found 170 MB WIN 95 - the only one with bootable flag. |
I resolved the problem by installing windows xp. I might give linux a try next year.
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It doesn't appear to me that anyone has actually addressed the real problem here. It sounds like you've tried to install to an improper partition type, and now grub can't load the files and boot properly.
Just my two cents worth here, but when you boot puppy up, click MENU, then SYSTEM, then GPARTED. Use this to format your drive ext2 or ext3, and then set the bootable flag on it. After you create the first partition, create a SECOND partition of, say, 512-1024mb for swap space after it, and label it as such. After you've completed this, you can use the Universal Installer to install your new system. Don't waste your time installing frugally, as it's not necessary on this machine. Install to your linux partition (/dev/sda1) with the FULL INSTALL option. Don't worry, it will get to that option during the install process, and you can choose that option when it comes up. Now you know how to install Puppy correctly to a hard drive. Save the frugal installs for usb stix. Trust me on this, as it will make your life simpler, especially when you want to remember where a certain directory or file is. Frugal installs compress all the directories & files into one large file. I find this a nuisance, and rather confusing to start out with, regardless of what others may say. Also, a swap partition isn't required, but Puppy will certainly use one if it's available, so make it at least as large as your memory, preferably double your memory size. And please, folks, don't confuse this guy any further with "...but you can STILL do a frugalshit option on a fat partition, etc....", as he's obviously having a hard time as it is. I've been where he is, and one simple method is better than a lot of technical-sounding edits of multiple files, etc... Finally, if you have a 2gb or larger usb stick, you might boot up puppy and install to that stick. Unlike a full hdd install, a usb stick requires a fat partition, and if you can boot from usb drives, you can still take puppy with you and play to your heart's content. 73 |
Wise Words
Thank you for the clear and basic explanation of setting up a hard drive for Puppy Linux.
After struggling with a hard disk install of Puppy Linux 4.3.1 on an old Presario 1685 for two days, your post solved a very frustrating Grub Error 17. If the swap partition is last everything works well. But, if you follow a "fancy" tutorial or two that place the swap partition first it does not. And I knew better is the real kicker. Simple is so much better. |
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