Re: [gentoo-user] Grub boots to command prompt

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Thursday 24 December 2009 15:52:37 Daniel D Jones wrote:
> Just did a stage 3 install following a HD crash on a new HD.  The initial
> install went without issue and I booted from the HD normally.  I then went
> through and installed a bunch of packages - xorg, kde, etc.  I installed
> genkernel, compiled a custom kernel, and updated /boot/grub/menu.lst.
> 
> Upon rebooting, I ended up at a grub command line.  I can setup the hard
>  drive without errors:
> 
> grub> root (hd0,0)
>  Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
> 
> grub> setup (hd0)
>  Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
>  Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
>  Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
>  Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"...  17 sectors are
>  embedded. succeeded
>  Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+17 p
>  (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
> Done.
> 
> No errors, says everything's good.  Reboot and I'm right back at the
>  command line.
> 
> I can do
> 
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel = /vmlinuz-blah
> boot
> 
> and boot into the system, so I know the system and hd0,0 is bootable.  (I'm
> writing this message on it after doing the above.)
> 
> There are three hard drives in the system.  I've verified that the BIOS is
>  set to boot from the first hard drive, which grub sees as hd0.  I've also,
>  just to test it out, setup grub on hd1 and hd2, with hd0,0 set as root.  I
                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  still get the same thing.

Your next paragraph indicates that (hd0,0) is not in fact root, but (what will 
eventually be) /boot.

Your root is likely to be (hd0,2)


> 
> Grub package version 0.97-r9 installed.  /boot is mounted to sda1, an ext2
> partition.  / is mounted to sda3, an ext3 partition.
> 
> I'm not seeing any error messages on bootup or in grub.  I have no idea
>  where to go with this and so far, web searches haven't been helpful. 
>  Anyone have a clue?
> 

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