Re: [lfs-support] LFS 7.2 possible Grub problem

2012-10-25 Thread Tomasz Sekściński
Dnia 2012-10-04, o godz. 10:28:52 Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com napisał(a): Chapter 6 installs the files in /usr/lib/grub. And doesn't create /boot/grub directory Maybe 6.47.2. Contents of GRUB Installed directories: ( ... ) /boot/grub should be removed? You don't install the

Re: [lfs-support] LFS 7.2 possible Grub problem

2012-10-25 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Tomasz Sekściński wrote: Dnia 2012-10-04, o godz. 10:28:52 Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com napisał(a): Chapter 6 installs the files in /usr/lib/grub. And doesn't create /boot/grub directory Maybe 6.47.2. Contents of GRUB Installed directories: ( ... ) /boot/grub should be

Re: [lfs-support] LFS 7.2 possible Grub problem

2012-10-25 Thread Tomasz Sekściński
Dnia 2012-10-25, czw o godzinie 10:36 -0500, Bruce Dubbs pisze: T So should I create /boot/grub manually in this chapter? And put in it only one file - grub.conf? Actually /boot/grub is created as a part of 'grub-install /dev/sda' in section 8.4.3 if it doesn't already exist. I can add

[lfs-support] LFS 7.2 possible Grub problem

2012-10-04 Thread onewiese1
I just installed grub (section 6.47) and when I went to verify that it installed everything it should have, I noticed that I do not have a directory grub directory in my boot folder. I copied everything out of the book so i know that I just didn't mistype something. I even removed everything it

Re: [lfs-support] LFS 7.2 possible Grub problem

2012-10-04 Thread Bruce Dubbs
onewie...@comcast.net wrote: I just installed grub (section 6.47) and when I went to verify that it installed everything it should have, I noticed that I do not have a directory grub directory in my boot folder. I copied everything out of the book so i know that I just didn't mistype

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread su.sinnes
1) grub's kernel/linux line, the root=/dev/[is_incorrect] parameter 2) fstab's: [is_incorrect] / root line Kernel may panic if it can't find its system in (1) Kernel may find (1), but (2) is wrong (1) and (2) can even be different if the kernel can use it. okay is there any other 64 bit boot

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread linux fan
On 11/25/09, su.sinnes wrote: is there anything i can do? We've all been down this road before ... whatever we do, grub doesn't seem to work ... You have gotten grub to load a kernel ... that is getting close. The key marked PrtScr SysRq can stop the display from scrolling while booting --

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread su.sinnes
The key marked PrtScr SysRq can stop the display from scrolling while booting -- you have to be quick. / CTRL-Q resume scolling Can you get with pencil and paper the messages that happen just before the panic. it did not work i think it's because im on a laptop and i need to hold down the fn

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread Ken Moffat
2009/11/25 su.sinnes su.sin...@mail.com: 1) grub's kernel/linux line, the root=/dev/[is_incorrect] parameter 2) fstab's:  [is_incorrect] / root line Kernel may panic if it can't find its system in (1) Kernel may find (1), but (2) is wrong (1) and (2) can even be different if the kernel can

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread linux fan
On 11/25/09, su.sinnes wrote: The key marked PrtScr SysRq can stop the display from scrolling it did not work i think it's because im on a laptop and i need to hold down the fn key to use prt sc and sysrq, and it is not supported. neither did ctrl + s OOPS, I might have typed before I had my

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Ken Moffat wrote: Earlier, I think you said you were using vmware ? This is probably the key to the problem - I'm guessing it needs a specific disk driver, and perhaps that is not part of the linux kernel (because vmware is a proprietary product). Maybe there is a vmware support list or

Re: grub problem

2009-11-25 Thread linux fan
On 11/23/09, su.sinnes su.sin...@mail.com wrote: Hi im stuck with grub, as soon as i restart i get into the grub shell I reserve the right to be wrong, but ... While you can't compile the old grub under 64bit, you could still use the old grub ... can't you? --

Re: grub problem

2009-11-24 Thread Duncan Baynes
What is the brand and model of the motherboard you are trying to use to boot this LFS system? It's rare but occasionally you need to compile some less than obvious drivers into the kernel to make the system boot properly. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ:

Re: grub problem

2009-11-24 Thread Duncan Baynes
su.sinnes wrote: What is the brand and model of the motherboard you are trying to use to boot this LFS system? I am using vmware Which file system are you using? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html

Re: grub problem

2009-11-24 Thread su.sinnes
Which file system are you using? /dev/sda1 on /mnt/lfs type ext3 (rw) Thanks -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: grub problem

2009-11-24 Thread Bruce Dubbs
su.sinnes wrote: I put an * on everything with, SATA, and all filesystems, and a lot of other things for this recompilation. and i changed file under /boot/grub/device.map (hd0) /dev/sda to (sd0) /dev/sda then ran grub-mkconfig -o /boot/boot/grub/grub.cfg again. do you think its

Re: grub problem

2009-11-24 Thread linux fan
On 11/24/09, Bruce Dubbs wrote: If you are getting a kernel panic, it's not grub. Grub did it's job and loaded the kernel, then the kernel had a problem. Agree. But, there are 2 places that cause kernel panic: 1) grub's kernel/linux line, the root=/dev/[is_incorrect] parameter 2) fstab's:

Re: grub problem

2009-11-23 Thread Michael Tsang
On Monday 23 November 2009 21:27:37 su.sinnes wrote: Hi im stuck with grub, as soon as i restart i get into the grub shell and when i type boot it says no loaded kernel. but if i do: 1) made a file under /boot/grub/device.map as Bruce (hd0) /dev/sda 2) grub-install --root-directory=/boot/

Re: GRUB Problem

2008-03-13 Thread Richard Melville
This is really maddening because I'm so close to finishing, I'm on section 8.4 of lfs 6.3, Making the LFS System Bootable and when I use grub it gives me Error 21: Selected disk does not exist. The host distribution is Ubuntu 7.10 and since I'm new to this I haven't deviated from the book.

Re: GRUB Problem

2008-03-13 Thread Ben Feinberg
Sorry for being unclear, this error is occurring when I use the root (hd1,3) command in section 8.4 to make the system bootable. I am aware of the different naming scheme, lfs is on partition sdb4 which (I think) corresponds to hd1,3, although I don't think that is the problem because I get the

RE: GRUB Problem

2008-03-13 Thread Spahn, Daniel
Sorry for being unclear, this error is occurring when I use the root (hd1,3) command in section 8.4 to make the system bootable. I am aware of the different naming scheme, lfs is on partition sdb4 which (I think) corresponds to hd1,3, although I don't think that is the problem because I get the

Re: GRUB Problem

2008-03-13 Thread Baho Utot
On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 10:46 -0700, Ben Feinberg wrote: Sorry for being unclear, this error is occurring when I use the root (hd1,3) command in section 8.4 to make the system bootable. I am aware of the different naming scheme, lfs is on partition sdb4 which (I think) corresponds to hd1,3,

GRUB Problem (Section 8.4)

2008-03-12 Thread Ben Feinberg
This is really maddening because I'm so close to finishing, I'm on section 8.4 of lfs 6.3, Making the LFS System Bootable and when I use grub it gives me Error 21: Selected disk does not exist. The host distribution is Ubuntu 7.10 and since I'm new to this I haven't deviated from the book.

GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Ellis Wilson
Hey all, Finally finished my shiny new linux system, ran great, then went and wanted to install Win2Kpro on the third partition on my harddisk (1st is LFS, 2nd swap, 3rd Win2k). I put windows on and miraculously it treats my system like its the only OS on it. No big deal I think and put in the

Re: GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Josh
simply follow the chapter 8 instructions on making grub install itself back into the MBR I type in root(hd0,0) and it replys: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist So I just type in root to find out what does exist and it replys: (fd0): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0 if

Re: GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Chris Staub
Ellis Wilson wrote: Hey all, Finally finished my shiny new linux system, ran great, then went and wanted to install Win2Kpro on the third partition on my harddisk (1st is LFS, 2nd swap, 3rd Win2k). I put windows on and miraculously it treats my system like its the only OS on it. No big deal I

Re: GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Ellis Wilson
Thanks worked perfect :D - Original Message - From: Chris Staub [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:22 pm Subject: Re: GRUB problem Ellis Wilson wrote: Hey all, Finally finished my shiny new linux system, ran great, then went and wanted to install Win2Kpro

Re: GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Ellis Wilson
Thanks a lot your tips worked perfect my linux system is up and running again and grub is fine. Take care and thanks again. - Original Message - From: Josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:06 pm Subject: Re: GRUB problem simply follow the chapter 8 instructions

Re: GRUB problem

2006-02-27 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 2/27/06, Ellis Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, Finally finished my shiny new linux system, ran great, then went and wanted to install Win2Kpro on the third partition on my harddisk (1st is LFS, 2nd swap, 3rd Win2k). Yes, thanks to Microsoft for assuming that everyone wants their

Re: grub problem: LFS (v6.1.1) Sec 6.45 and 8.4

2006-02-14 Thread Alan Lord
David J. Hong wrote: I successfully installed grub in section 6.45 and run grub shell in section 8.4, following error appears: grub root (hd0,7) Error 21: Selected disk does not exist snip When you are entering the grub shell in section 8.4 have you made sure that you have re-entered your

grub problem: LFS (v6.1.1) Sec 6.45 and 8.4

2006-02-13 Thread David J. Hong
I successfully installed grub in section 6.45 and run grub shell in section 8.4, following error appears: grub root (hd0,7) Error 21: Selected disk does not exist grub (hd0,7) is equivalent to hda8 (ext2), the partition that I used for LFS. In section 6.45, I copied stage{1,2} and

Grub problem on new DELL Precision 370

2005-07-28 Thread Tyler Packer
I recently received a new DELL Precision 370 with a Intel 82801RF/FRW STAT controller (rev 03). I built lfs using a 2.6.10 kernel initially but the ata_piix kernel module wouldn't recognize that there were drives attached to the SATA controller. After a bit of reading, I found that this new rev

Re: another grub problem

2005-03-13 Thread Barry Berger
Please accept my apologies as I was also writing at the end of a long day...my hard drive is not configured as I indicated but like this: /dev/hda1 = /boot /dev/hda2 = swa; /dev/hda3 = / The first menu.lst entry works as is: title LFS 6.0 root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/lfskernel-2.6.8.1