-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:46:06 +1000, Wolfgang Gill wrote: > This usually means that the MBR got clobbered. No. Actually it's the boot block which prints "GRUB". It's GRUB stage 1. > Since you can boot from a > floppy. Once booted go to the /boot/grub directory and type grub-install > /hda That would overwrite the Windows XP bootloader. From: --JC [mailto:jwc0@xxxxxxxxx] > > What does it mean when you boot your machine and all you see is > "GRUB"??? And I mean, NOTHING but "GRUB". At powerup, the machine > presents the XP boot option (from C:/boot.ini, below) - > > ---------------- > [boot loader] > timeout=10 > default=C:\linux.bin > [operating systems] > C:\linux.bin="Red Hat Linux 9" > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home > Edition" /fastdetect /bootlog > ---------------- > > All of this has worked before. > > I choose Linux, and all I see is the bloody GRUB message. It's not even a > prompt, just a fragment of a failed program. > > What the heck do I do now? A diskette boot finds the Linux on hda3 fine > and I can boot that way. But why won't the normal boot through GRUB > work? I have had this working fine in the past and now suddenly it's > failing. I even reinstalled Shrike and it still fails. > > What gives? How do I fix this in grub? Or should I just trash it and use > Lilo? > > btw, the Grub boot loader went to the first partition, not the MBR. Boot first CD in rescue mode and enter your Red Hat Linux system via chroot (i.e. follow the instructions). Then re-install GRUB. If your description is accurate, run "grub-install /dev/hdaX" (substite the X appropriately!). Then redo the steps to read the boot block and copy it to C:\ where your XP boot loader expects it. > Frustrated and ready to dump Linux, More interesting would have been to learn what you had changed to cause this boot failure. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/XeQj0iMVcrivHFQRAt7wAJ9Rz2RfX6qskNB1QI4A4QtzLmRPCACdECcj M+3Bu6RZz+GkoG9gu1PKgtc= =mb4w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
