On 10/23/07, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > However, I still get the grub prompt when booting. This is a bit > > annoying, as, in order to have it completing the boot, I have to run > > the command > > > > configfile (hd0)/grub/grub.conf. > > I've never encountered that. What's in your /boot/grub? > > [tim@bigblack ~]$ ll /boot/grub/ > total 226 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 63 2007-06-22 16:12 device.map > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7616 2007-06-22 16:12 e2fs_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7456 2007-06-22 16:12 fat_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6720 2007-06-22 16:12 ffs_stage1_5 > -rw------- 1 root root 1969 2007-10-19 12:45 grub.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6720 2007-06-22 16:12 iso9660_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192 2007-06-22 16:12 jfs_stage1_5 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 2007-06-22 16:12 menu.lst -> ./grub.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6880 2007-06-22 16:12 minix_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9248 2007-06-22 16:12 reiserfs_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22647 2007-04-23 13:59 splash.xpm.gz > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2007-06-22 16:12 stage1 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104924 2007-08-05 14:46 stage2 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7040 2007-06-22 16:12 ufs2_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6272 2007-06-22 16:12 vstafs_stage1_5 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8864 2007-06-22 16:12 xfs_stage1_5 > > GRUB actually uses a configuration file called menu.lst, the grub.conf > file that we're used to playing with is a symlink to it. Perhaps you > don't have the link? Thanks, Tim. In my case, # ll /boot/grub/ total 208 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 2007-10-22 22:26 device.map -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 2007-10-22 22:26 device.map.backup -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7616 2007-10-23 01:16 e2fs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7456 2007-10-23 01:16 fat_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6720 2007-10-23 01:16 ffs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6720 2007-10-23 01:16 iso9660_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192 2007-10-23 01:16 jfs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6880 2007-10-23 01:16 minix_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9248 2007-10-23 01:16 reiserfs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2007-10-23 01:16 stage1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104924 2007-10-23 01:16 stage2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7040 2007-10-23 01:16 ufs2_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6272 2007-10-23 01:16 vstafs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8864 2007-10-23 01:16 xfs_stage1_5 # There is *no* menu.lst. However, menu.lst is in /dev/sda2/boot/grub/grub.conf. My /etc/fstab is: # more /etc/fstab /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0 #/dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 #/dev/hdb6 /mnt/mandriva ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/sdd2 /mnt/montado ext3 defaults 0 0 #/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows vfat umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,uid=500,codepage=850,gid=500,umask=007 0 0 #LABEL=MYPEN /media/disco vfat noauto,user 0 0 /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf,iso9660 defaults,iocharset=iso8859-1,noauto,user,exec,ro 0 0 /dev/sdc1 /mnt/montaria ext3 defaults 0 0 # dir -l /etc/grub.conf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2007-10-21 10:56 /etc/grub.conf -> ../boot/grub/grub.conf # Any ideas? Paul
