[TriLUG] Rh9 hosed boot loader

[Frye, Matthew]

Matthew Lavigne:
	Jim thanks you and the RHCE Study Group thanks you.  

Matt Frye

> ----------
> From: 	Jim Ray[SMTP:jim at neuse.net]
> Reply To: 	jim at neuse.net;Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 03, 2004 7:43 PM
> To: 	maillist at shenandoahkennels.net; 'Triangle Linux Users Group
> discussion list'
> Subject: 	RE: [TriLUG] Rh9 hosed boot loader
> 
> Yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!
> 
> You da man.  It worked.  I will not stay up tonight re-loading rh9 and
> preparing for tomorrow's lab since you saved the day.  Many thanks!!!
> 
> Here's a summary of the solution:
> 
> Rescue Mode
> 1.boot rh9 cd1 w/ f5 -> shell-2.05b#
> 2.chroot /mnt/sysimage		; logs in as root
> 3.grub-install /dev/hda		; magic command from Matthew Lavigne
> 
> TriLUG rules.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Lavigne [mailto:maillist at shenandoahkennels.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:12 PM
> To: jim at neuse.net; Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Rh9 hosed boot loader
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 03 February 2004 07:22 am, Jim Ray wrote:
> > In my infinite wisdom, I made a ghost image (yes, winders based) of 
> > the rhce study group rh9 computer and proceeded to load debian.  I got 
> > stuck and decided to continue with debian at a later date after I 
> > learn more about the installation options.
> >
> > No prob.  I ghosted the rh9 disk back onto the box.  Now, it will not 
> > boot. All I see is GRUB GRUB.
> >
> > I tried to do some troubleshooting with mandrake move boot cd and then 
> > with rh9 rescue mode boot cd to no avail:
> >
> > Rescue Mode
> > 1.boot rh9 cd1 w/ f5 -> shell-2.05b#
> > 2.chroot /mnt/sysimage
> 
> 
> if you get to this point then you should be chrooted into your system...
> do
> a 
> 'mount' and look at the output.  If should be mounted the way that you 
> expect.  If not then there may be other issues but I suspect that you will
> be 
> mounted correctly.
> 
> then you can do one of several thing..  
> 
> 1. grub-install /dev/hda
> 
> or a bit more complex but from gentoo
> 
> 2. grub 
> 
> from the grub prompt- 	root(hd0,0)
> 		then 			setup (hd0)
> 		then			quit
> 
> #2 does the same thing as the grub-install (but I trust it a little more)
> 
> The other thing that you can do then is to do an fdisk /dev/hda then press
> 'p' and make sure that your /dev/hda1 is set to bootable if not 
> then press 'a' and the partition that is your boot partition.
> 
> That *should* get you up and running. If not then post back and I will see
> if 
> I can help you any more.
> > 3.mount -o /mnt/hda1 -> cannot find in /etc/fstab
> > 4.mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 -> no such file or directory 5.chroot 
> > /mnt/hda1 lilo
> 
> 
> Matthew Lavigne
> 
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