Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Lief Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 07:43 PM 6/8/2008, Carl Lowenstein wrote: >>> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Lief Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>>> I did a complete install of Fedora 9. I got to the final screen that >>>> said >>>> install complete. I selected reboot and the system started to reboot. >>>> After the usual check of memory and devices that occurs on every boot, >>>> it >>>> displays a message that says "GRUB" and stops. Same results when I turn >>>> of >>>> and reboot again. Can anyone tell me how I get the system to boot? >>>> Thanks >>> Try to remember. When you were asked where to install the bootloader, >>> what was your answer? >>> >>> If you boot from the Install (CD,DVD) you should be able to choose >>> Rescue mode and fix things from there. >>> >>> This is the type of situation that could be much more easily diagnosed >>> hands-on than trying to do it by email. >>> >>> carl >> I remember a screen about boot loader but thought that only applied if I was >> going to use a dual boot, so I may have unchecked any choice. Is GRUB in >> the mbr? What does it do? Would removal of GRUB from the mbr help? >> >> I should be able to reboot from the install DVD and try rescue... or >> reinstall. I'm confused over what the boot loader does so worry about >> making the wrong choice again. I want it to boot directly into Linux. >> Sorry about being ignorant about this. What should be selected on the >> screen about boot loader? Thanks. > > GRUB _is_ the boot loader. Under normal circumstances you want it > installed in the MBR. > > If you have only Linux installed, you should boot directly into Linux. > If the Fedora installer detects another OS, it will offer you the > choice of which one should be the default, and build that into the > script that GRUB follows. > > So I don't know exactly where your installation went astray. >
==> Note all my "if"s -- I don't mean to talk you into something unless you originally did a plain vanilla install. If your original install did not require any heroic actions, and if it was a fresh install and used the complete disk (not dual boot), you probably won't hurt anything by trying a reinstall yourself. Just accept all the default choices (keyboard, etc) that make sense, set the right timezone (even this is not critical) and be sure to use passwords you can remember. Again this all assumes no dual boot, or "special" operations that need to be repeated. You can accept the default partitioning (it will probably say something like delete all existing partitions and reuse entire disk). The business about bootloader installation comes fairly late in the install, and the default choice (should be something like "using MBR") is appropriate. There is an advanced bootloader [options?] configuration page, but you need do nothing on any such "advanced" page -- just skip anything that offers advanced options. When it reports completion, and restarts your system, be sure to remove the CD when prompted to do so (after various "stopping" and "unloading" steps). If needed, you could possibly get some further advice by coming to Thursday's meeting and showing up 30 minutes before the 7pm starting time. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
