FC3 boot problem
Erik Hemdal
ehemdal at townisp.com
Mon Nov 15 02:06:28 UTC 2004
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> Message: 15
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:14:22 +0200
> From: Mustafa Orkun <moblinux at myrealbox.com>
> Subject: FC3 boot problem
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> Well people.can't anyone really help me?
> i have posted the problem several times.but no one has replied.
> my problem is after installing FC3 (and could achieve the mediacheck
> with the "linux ide=nodma" command) GRUB failed to boot.and after i
> rewrote the mbr with WinXp cd.and can now use Xp.
>
Hi Mustafa: After rewriting the MBR, you are now using the Windows XP
bootloader, which will not recognize FC, so this has effectively
returned you to a Windows-only box.
To try to replace GRUB, use grub-install to restore GRUB as your
bootloader. Read its man page carefully to understand what you need to
do. I have not yet upgraded to FC3 because of lack of time, but this
should still be present in FC3.
But your grub.conf says that you do not have a /boot partition. And it
looks as though you have multiprocessor and uniprocessor kernels
loaded. When I install Fedora, I always get a /boot partition and I
leave it alone. If it was somehow removed when the disk was
partitioned, or was removed after installation, things might be awry.
The grub.conf that you posted leaves me wondering a few things:
What partitions do you have on the system?
Is it truly a multiprocessor system?
Where are the kernel and initrd files actually located? Use the find
command to make sure.
Did you set a GRUB password? (I usually don't) This might be
interfering with your ability to make changes.
Sorry if I am coming in the middle, but answers to these questions might
help get you some more help.
Erik
> my grub.conf file is like that:
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> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
> # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
> # root (hd0,1)
> # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
> # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=2
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> password --md5 $1$2fihTOO8$DrnR5QsZZFoyxr.ml6WN10
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667smp)
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp ro root=LABEL=/ ide=nodma rhgb quiet
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
> title Fedora Core-up (2.6.9-1.667)
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ ide=nodma rhgb quiet
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
> title Windows
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> what can be done to boot them together.i could not open FC3 yet.
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