Chris Kirk wrote:
Hey,
I'd rather you didn't top-post.
I popped in the installation CD and ran the Linux Rescue. Through Shell I found boot/grub in mnt/sysimage/boot/grub So I moved the boot folder into / and restarted and its still hanging! Any ideas?
Yes. Given what you wrote, it seems that you didn't read any FAQ or instructions about Linux Rescue. When you boot Linux Rescue, your original file system is in /mnt/sysimage. So /mnt/sysimage in the rescue environment is / in the normal boot environment, and /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub is /boot/grub in the normal boot environnment. I suppose you mean that you copied not moved? If you moved, then you are now in worse shape than before. What does fdisk tell you? # fdisk -l <----- try this command To get the rescue environment to look like the normal boot environment, you need to use chroot. # chroot /mnt/sysimage After that, it'll look more or less the way it does after a normal boot. Umm, don't do this yet, until we find the files. Do a rescue boot, and see whether you can find these files in /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub stage2 grub.conf In fact, you might be better off making a GRUB boot floppy and trying to boot with that and see whether your image can get off the ground that way. What system are you booting now? I mean for sending these e-mails? Is it a Linux machine with GRUB? If so, then you can run the GRUB emulator and make a GRUB boot floppy. I suggest you do $ info grub and read up on how to make a GRUB boot floppy. If you can get a GRUB boot floppy to boot your Linux on that disc, you are nearly there. GRUB can then install on your disc for you. Also, you'll learn how to make a grub.conf file so you can select what to boot. Until you have some idea of GRUB, it's going to be difficult to help you long distance, because too many things would have to be explained and asked. If you can, read up on GRUB, and ask whatever questions you need to get a better feel for GRUB. If you can't read up on GRUB on your machine, or even if you can, you might find http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-faq.html useful. Or you could just try to re-install. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!
