>Hi > >I've just installed LFS SVN-20080423 on a new Mac Mini (Intel) but the >computer doesn't start (no OSX, only one partition for Linux). All I see >is: > > GRUB Loading stage1.5. > > > GRUB loading, please wait... > > >There is no error message, nothing. I'm a little bit puzzled, as this is >not the first LFS system I install, but the first time I don't know what >to do. > >I use grub-0.97 with the disk_geometry and the 256byte_inode patches >from the development page. > > >The partition to boot from is /dev/sda1 and in my grub menu is > > default 0 > timeout 10 > title LFS > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/lfskernel root=/dev/sda1 > >The file does exist and I installed grub in the grub shell with "root > (hd0,0)" and "setup (hd0)". > > >Just to make sure, I installed ubuntu (7.04) on the very same computer > (they use grub too) and the system starts, without problem. So the Mac
>Mini does start some Linux with grub, it's just my installation. I have >a MacBook running with LFS and grub, I think this is some similar >hardware and there isn't a problem either. > > >So, why is grub hanging there (I rebooted after 10 minutes)? What might >I do to solve the problem? What is grub waiting for? > > >Thanks for any help, >Andreas >-- >http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support >FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html >Unsubscribe: See the above information page When you installed the bootsector, did you specify --no-floppy? I forget how LFS does it, but in Gentoo, I use the command : grub-install --no-floppy /dev/sda I don't know if that script works in LFS, but it's worth a shot... Also, how did you create your mtab? I use: grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab from a chroot. Run this before you re-install your grub bootsector. Also, did you compile the OS for the correct arch? How did you partition your hard drive? Is the whole OS on /dev/sda1, or is the root filesystem on another partition (i.e. is /dev/sda1 mounted on /boot?) -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
