Installed But Won't get past GRUB

dfego · 07-04-2006, 07:53 PM

I just attempted to install Slackware (twice), and both times, after restarting after the setup, I get:

Code:

GRUB Loading stage1.5.



GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 15

Now, I've done a bit of research, and know error 15 is "file not found," but I have no idea what file it's looking for, and why it can't find it.

What I've done so far is go through the steps on Installation Disk 1 and restarted my computer (with no CD). To my knowledge that's all I had to do, but it just won't work. Any suggestions?

nadroj · 07-04-2006, 07:55 PM

did you set your partition bootable when using cfdisk or fdisk prior to setup? if not, you should be able to boot with the cd 1 again and change that, writing changes, and reboot..hope that helps

dfego · 07-04-2006, 08:11 PM

Yes, I just checked. My /dev/hda3 (that should mount /) is bootable.

nadroj · 07-04-2006, 08:19 PM

try 'grub-install /dev/hdX' where X is the harddrive you want to (re)install it to.. 'a' for primary master, b for primary slave, c for secondary master, d for secondary slave

dfego · 07-04-2006, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadroj

try 'grub-install /dev/hdX' where X is the harddrive you want to (re)install it to.. 'a' for primary master, b for primary slave, c for secondary master, d for secondary slave

Forgive me for asking, but try that where? When I do it from the root prompt (with the CD in) it doesn't seem to recognize the command.

nadroj · 07-04-2006, 08:29 PM

lets say you installed to a partition on /dev/hda... after booting to the cd run 'mount /dev/hda# /mnt' where # is the partition number, probably 1.. then 'chroot /mnt' and then 'grub-install /dev/hda'
after doing this take a look at /boot/grub/grub.conf and see if you can make out any mistakes in it

dfego · 07-04-2006, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadroj

lets say you installed to a partition on /dev/hda... after booting to the cd run 'mount /dev/hda# /mnt' where # is the partition number, probably 1.. then 'chroot /mnt' and then 'grub-install /dev/hda'
after doing this take a look at /boot/grub/grub.conf and see if you can make out any mistakes in it

I get the following when attempting to do this:

Code:

sh: grub-install: command not found

That's after doing:

Code:

# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt
#chroot /mnt

nadroj · 07-04-2006, 08:42 PM

try /sbin/grub-install

dfego · 07-04-2006, 08:45 PM

In the meantime, I had actually checked that, and it doesn't seem to be there, either.

cwwilson721 · 07-04-2006, 08:46 PM

How did you end up w/grub?

Slackware install routine uses lilo....

dfego · 07-04-2006, 08:49 PM

The first time, I let it do the Lilo thing, and I got the same error message. The second time around, I skipped doing Lilo.

dfego · 07-04-2006, 09:45 PM

Ok, I reinstalled (again) and got it to work by selecting the option to install Lilo to the MBR. I didn't earlier, because it said it was possibly unsafe, but I vaguely remember GRUB being installed to the MBR, so I gave it a go. Thanks for all the help, guys.