On Tue 15 May 2012 at 00:41:18 +0100, Brian wrote: > I have replicated your problem (GRUB dropping to a prompt) by running > the command above from an unstable installation. I've no explanation > for it apart from some hazy idea GRUB is confused by having its files > in two places, /boot/grub and /grub, but was able to retrieve a GRUB > menu with > > grub-install /dev/sda
Ok, I do have an explanation now! In your first mail you said: > the system boots. once booted I run one of the commands below > & reboot > update-grub2 > grub-install --root-directory=/ /dev/sda update-grub2 runs the command grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg and generates a grub2 configuration file in /boot/grub. You then told GRUB to install its images in /grub but, because you did not generate a grub.cfg file in that directory, it was unable to display a menu so came up with a prompt instead. This can be checked by copying grub.cfg from /boot/grub to /grub or by doing grub-mkconfig -o /grub/grub.cfg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120515162457.GE2847@desktop
