-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Schwendt wrote: > 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 >> ---------------- It looks like you use WinXP bootloader as primary bootloader and and use grub just to boot linux. GRUB is much more powerful and it would be much easier to use it as a primary bootloader to load both linux and XP. RedHat installer can set this up automatically and I'm not sure how to do this manually after install (this means you will have to read docs :). With this configuration you can avoid copying the contents of linux boot sector to windows partition every time this boot sector changes. >> >> 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. > > -- - -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/XebsHJityMnHjjERAjnWAJ9D79hSayi99Ya6sUlyQR0cDFYeZwCg0t/b 9IniVg9HxZOL0FPA3GDZJoE= =LkW/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
