(I now have a problem with eth0, but will work on it for the moment...)
Thanks
Mark A. Beaumont wrote:
Hi,
I cannot get the system to boot up after installing fedora core 3. I just get the message "missing operating system"
I have tried to install fedora core 3 (specifically FC3-x86_64) onto a Dell PowerEdge SC1420 SATA (Dual 64-bit Intel Xeon processor 3.2GHz with 1MB L2 cache) 160GB 7200rpm SATA hard drive.
The machine is new. The disk was initially clean (no other OS installed) and in the installation procedure I chose to wipe all partitions. I followed all the defaults during formatting and installation. I don't want a dual boot system. Everything seemed to install smoothly with no warning messages. But it will not boot.
Any ideas gratefully received.
Best wishes, Mark
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Did you try the Fedora Rescue CD?
Or you could try Knoppix.
In either case you could look at /etc/grub.conf
and see if this is correct.
If it is you could try re-installing with "grub-install --recheck/dev/hda"
(or whatever your hard disk is called).
Matt Morgan wrote:
Is your system trying to boot off the correct drive? For example, do you have a floppy in the drive, or a CD in the tray? Is your BIOS set to boot first off the drive that you installed the OS on?
My apologies if you've already considered these things, but I forget all the time :-).
Rick Stevens wrote:
Mark A. Beaumont wrote:
Many thanks for people's suggestions so far...
Yes - I have checked that there are no other disks causing a problem. I have played with the ordering of boot drives; I have run the fedora installation cd in rescue mode. I played with all possible permutations of how to set up the boot configuration, but everything gave the same result. The trouble is I don't really know what I'm looking for. The grub.conf looks like others I've seen while trawling through Google, so I assume it is OK.
The forum prefers bottom-posting, so if you could comply, we'd appreciate it.
We'd like to see the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf so we can see what it is. Also include your system layout (type of disks, how they're set up and such).
Oh, and one additional thing...do NOT rely on the dread "cable select" option on IDE drives. Jumper them as Master or Slave. NEVER trust cable select. Never, never, never!
Mark A. Beaumont wrote:
> When I go into rescue mode I get, e.g.:
>
> Your system is mounted under the /mnt/sysimage directory
>
> Sh-3.00# df -l
> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> rootfs 7163 4937 1817 74% /
> /dev/root.old 7163 4937 1817 74% /
> /tmp/loop0 179924 179924 0 100% /mnt/runtime
> /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> 151560372 3469504 140392028 3% /mnt/sysimage
> /dev/sda1 101086 13972 81895 15% /mnt/sysimage/
> boot
> /dev/root.old 7163 4937 1817 74% /mnt/sysimage/
> dev
>
> My grub.conf (in /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub) is
>
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE: you have a /boot partition. This means that
> # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/ , eg.
> # root (hd0,0)
> # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> # initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667smp)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> rhgb quiet
> initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> rhgb quiet
> initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
>
>
>
> Concerning disks - there is just one: a 160GB SATA hard drive. The BIOS
> is currently set to boot floppy, CD, hard-drive; I've fiddled with
> ordering etc, but makes now difference.
>
Jim Cornette wrote:
I had troubles before using drives that were used fro the first time before. I set the /boot partition as active and things worked alright. Do you have a partition set as active on the primary disk?
This seemed to be a BIOS expectation and not one of the operating system being installed.
Jim
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