[DNG] reinstalling GRUB2

2019-07-21 Thread Haines Brown
In the process of installing Ascii on a new HD in my box, I somehow managed to break GRUB2 un the principal hard disk in the box, whhich is /dev/sdb. When I boot /dev/sdb, I do not get its GRUB menu, but a simple blinking cursor at the upper left. This usually indicates video problems, but I h

Re: [DNG] reinstalling GRUB2

2019-07-21 Thread Simon Hobson
I see two other ways to make this easy, both of which have worked for me in the past : 1) use grub rescue cd (which you can put on a USB stick). Then fairly easy to sort out by picking the right menu options. 2) use these incantations, lifted from a post elsewhere : mkdir /sysroot mount /dev/

Re: [DNG] reinstalling GRUB2

2019-07-21 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:25:42 +0100 Simon Hobson wrote: > I see two other ways to make this easy, both of which have worked for > me in the past : This is great information. I have some questions... > > 1) use grub rescue cd (which you can put on a USB stick). Then fairly > easy to sort out by