This is a general grub problem, i guess. Since I don't really know how to use grub (never bothered to learn), I can recommend you to do one of those: 1- RTFM about grub 2. remove grub, install LILO: #emerge unmerge grub #emerge lilo
On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 08:15, Martin Polley wrote: > I remember seeing a lively discussion on the list a few weeks ago about > Gentoo, so I figured at least a few people must have installed it :) > > I have installed the latest (v1.2 for i686) version using the stage 3 > tarball (I only have a dial-up connection...). I followed the > instructions to the letter (I think), but I can't get it to boot. > > More specifically, GRUB won't start at bootup. The word "GRUB" appears > in the lower left of the screen for a fraction of a second, then > everything goes black. > > In the Gentoo install, untarring the tarball populates /boot (and > /boot/grub) with all the necessary files (except the kernel image), so > you do not have to run grub-install. You just do: > > grub > root (hd2,0) > setup (hd2) > quit > > (My Gentoo install is on /dev/hdd, which comes out ad hd2 because of the > CD burner on /dev/hdb). Then you just create an appropriate > /boot/grub/menu.lst file. > > Another clue--I tried adding lines for my Gentoo installation to > /etc/grub.conf (on Redhat, /boot/grub/menu.lst is a symlink to > /etc/grub.conf)in my existing Redhat setup (on /dev/hdc), but when I > select Gentoo, it gies me error 17 (unknown filesystem type, I think) on > /dev/hdd1. > > (Note: I use System Commander to multi-boot, which then takes me into > GRUB or Win on the appropriate HD.) > > Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Will running grub-install help me? > > TIA, > > Martin Polley > Technical Communicator > http://www.surf-com.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (+972) (4) 9095-732 > Mobile: (053) 864-280 > ICQ 15617901 > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Noam Meltzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 4853872 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
