From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14OStp-0001yz-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2001 16:12:21 -0700 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GRUB stage1 file not found Message-ID: <20010201161221.A7601@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010201125629.C6043@cvs.gentoo.org> <3A6FFDBB000970DB@mail.epost.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A6FFDBB000970DB@mail.epost.de>; from Knut.Feiert@epost.de on Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 11:03:55PM +0100 From: Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Feb 1 16:13:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:12:21 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: f15b6dfa-e11e-4e7b-84a8-be1598dba314 X-Archives-Hash: 507a3f97ea7065131cc3e3bdf807dc2c On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 11:03:55PM +0100, Knut Feiert wrote: > On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:56:29 -0700, drobbins@gentoo.org wrote: > > >Now that's strange. It appears that if you use the hosted version of > >GRUB, it doesn't access the filesystem directly but uses blocklists > >instead. If you repeat the exact same grub commands from your boot > >floppy (hit "c" to get to the command line), it will work. I may need > >to switch the docs back to the old method of installing GRUB, i.e. > >rebooting with the CD, hitting "c" and typing the commands in. > > > >Let me know if my suggestion works. > > > > I tried it but got the same result. > For now I have sidestepped the problem, > by formatting the /boot partition as ext2, > and it works. > > If you have some other suggestions for > the Reiserfs I will try them. OK, I know the problem. You're installing GRUB to a partition rather than your MBR. Apparently, it doesn't have room in the boot record of your partition to install the Stage1.5 file for ReiserFS, so it needs to use the blocklist method for loading the kernel. However, ReiserFS is not compatible with the blocklist method unless you mount the boot partition with the notail option before copying over the GRUB files. You can fix this by: 1. Boot Gentoo Linux with your boot disk 2. mount /boot -o notail 3. mkdir /tmp/grub 4. mv /boot/boot/grub/* /tmp/grub 5. mv /tmp/grub/* /boot/boot/grub 6. umount /boot Now, you should be able to use the bootdisk (or the grub program under Linux) to set up your boot sector. Of course, now that everything is using ext2 (which doesn't need the notail option), you're all set. What I didn't notice immediately is that you're using GRUB as a secondary (not a primary/MBR) boot loader. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.