grub booting questions

jiawj · 12-22-2004, 09:00 AM

I reinstalled grub with grub-install '(hd0)' and restrart system
when reboot , system into grub mini-bash
I had to run configfile (hd0,0)/grub/grub.conf to load grub.conf file and load kernel

what's wrong with my grub?
I reinstall grub again with into grub mini-bash

root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)

my partions table message:
/dev/sda1 /boot
/dev/sda2 swap
/dev/sda3 /

pls give me an instruction

thx very much and Merry Christmas

jailbait · 12-22-2004, 12:54 PM

Could you post your grub.conf file?

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Steve Stites

jiawj · 12-22-2004, 08:35 PM

thanks, my /boot/grub/grub.conf file:

default=0
timeout=10
title mytitle-1
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-15.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.21-15.ELsmp.img

cormander · 12-23-2004, 03:09 PM

It is my understanding of grub, the value you put root= you specifies the device for this lable. This is where the root filesystem is mounted.

In your grub.conf file, where you have:

Code:

 root=LABEL=/

you should have something like this:

Code:

root=/dev/sda3

or whatever device the primary partition of your hard drive is.

-Corey

kenji1903 · 12-31-2004, 02:11 AM

sorry for chipping in... but i'm having a similar problem... here's my grub.conf

Code:

default=0
timeout=30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
 
title Red Hat Linux (2.6.6-1)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.6-1 ro root=/dev/md2
        initrd /initrd-2.6.6-1.img
 
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=/dev/md2 hdd=ide-scsi
        initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

i'm running a fileserver with RAID1... things worked fine initially but after some time, did not recall doing anything to it... now i have to manually load the kernel everytime i reboot...

any ideas what went wrong?

~WiLL~

jiawj · 12-31-2004, 03:42 AM

hmm....
check your /boot/grub directory, can you find the file menu.lst exist ?
if not, you can create it and must accord this format:
ln -sf ./grub.conf menu.lst
reboot, then grub was fine.

kenji1903 · 12-31-2004, 05:54 AM

yup, it's there, as usual

anymore tips?
thanks for the reply!