Am 02.07.2012 00:54, schrieb agraham:
> On 07/01/2012 11:48 PM, agraham wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've installed F17 (in a VM) and on first boot, it is not possible to
>> modify any kernel parameters. There appears to be 2 problems:
>>
>> Note: 1. I've never actually logged in to the VM.
>> 2. no updates have been done
>> 3. I've connecting to the VM via tigervnc client
>>
>> Problem 1.
>> =========
>> On the very first boot, at the grub 2 to menu, I press 'e' to edit grub,
>> but I cannot move the cursor to the "linux" line because it is always on
>> the wrong position, so you cannot see what you are editing.
>>
>> Problem 2.
>> =========
>> Making any changes to the kernel parameter line (locks up grub) and
>> requires a hard boot.
>>
>> I would assume that these basic tests must have been tested as part of
>> Q/A so I must be doing something wrong
>>
>> I know I can boot the machine and manually configure grub2, but the
>> above should work "out of the box" from the first installation of an F17
>> ISO image.
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Albert.
> 
> I've just logged in an did yum update "grub*" and power off and restarted the 
> VM and the _same problem exists_.
> Can anyone confirm this?

"yum update yum" does not change anything because
because it doe snot change grub in the MBR which
is the same for RAID1-setup where you have to manually
install grub on each drive

you have to use grub2-install /dev/sd<yourdrive>

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