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06-08-2005, 10:29 PM #1Broken In
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" GRUB file not read properly " Error
Hi,
First some background....
I installed RH 8.0 in my old system without a glitch during installation(text only no GUI)....
Before this I was using Vector Linux 4.3 with LILO as bootloader.
Now even after installing GRUB LILO refused to go away.
So i used fdisk /mbr using a floppy disk.
Now i tried installing GRUB from rescue mode by the usual chroot /mnt/sysimage etc (as explained in the sticky thread)
But it said some permission error and stuff.
So ,I booted from a boot disk and under root and gave the following command....Code:grub-install /dev/hda
It gave /boot/grub/stage1 not read properly.
I even checked grub.conf file .
Details are k there.
So please help me solve this.
Thanks for reading such a looong post
\"Cogito,Ergo Sum\"
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06-08-2005, 10:41 PM #2Alpha Geek
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Did you ensure to chroot to your linux partition before running grub-install?
The GRUB installer will look for the files it needs under /boot/grub, and store their physical address in the actual bootloader. If the installer does not find the required files, you will get the error message.
I assume that
/dev/hda1 - Redhat /boot partition (if present)
/dev/hda2 - Redhat / partition
1. Boot into your boot disk and mount the / partition (mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/lin)
2. chroot to this directory (chroot /mnt/lin), mount the /boot partition at the appropriate place (mount /dev/hda1 /boot)
3. Now run grub-installHardware - Celeron 266 MHz, 128MB RAM, Intel i740 8MB RAM
Software - Slackware Linux 10.1; Archlinux 0.7; Windows 98 SE
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06-08-2005, 11:26 PM #3Broken In
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/dev/hda1 is my / partition...no seperate partition for /boot
Cud u please elaborate what u meant by "Mount /boot at appropriate place"??
Thanks in advance...\"Cogito,Ergo Sum\"
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07-08-2005, 07:41 AM #4Alpha Geek
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If you don't have a seperate /boot partition, you can leave that part. I mentioned it as I thought redhat creates a seperate /boot partition by default.
Hardware - Celeron 266 MHz, 128MB RAM, Intel i740 8MB RAM
Software - Slackware Linux 10.1; Archlinux 0.7; Windows 98 SE
Humanware - GS/CS C++ L+++ w b+++ DI+ D+ e
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