On Wed 17 May 2017 at 14:22:47 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > Thanks for the reply!
No problem. There are GRUB experts on this list who are keeping an eye on this thread, I hope. > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Wed 17 May 2017 at 13:41:03 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > > > > I've installed stretch from a DI RC3 image (from here: > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/ > > cd-including-firmware/) > > > a couple of weeks back on an old Dell Inspiron Mini 1018. > > > > Is this the only OS on the machine? > > Yes. > > > > The install went without a problem and I could reboot just fine. I then > > > updated it, installed LXDE and a few more packages, but after that I > > cannot > > > reboot. Even in recovery mode it gets stuck. It seems that the point at > > > which it gets stuck varies, but it never finishes booting. > > > > Installing extra packages (if that is all you ever did) should not lead > > to non-booting. > > > > > Indeed. I think I did do a "dist-upgrade", which could be the cause. Could be. We will put that on one side because we might never know. > > > Since I don't get a prompt, I don't know how to get more info. Since I > > > could reboot, I don't think it was an installation problem. > > > > You obviously get the GRUB menu. When it appears hit the "c" key and type > > > > set pager=1 > > set > > > > What is do "prefix=" and "root=" say? > > > > prefix=(hd0,msdos1)/boot/grub > root=hd0,msdos1 Thanks. > > Press the Esc key and hit the "e" key when the OS to be booted is > > highlighted. > > > > What does "set root=" say? > > > > > Selecting the safe-mode: > > set root='hd0,msdos1' > > Let me know if I can provide anymore info or if this gives you any idea of > what is wrong... At the GRUB menu hit "c" and type set root=(hd0,msdos1) linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 initrd /initrd.img boot and hit the ENTER key. Do you boot into the OS? -- Brian.
