Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote: > Hi All, > > After restoring data from a backup image set for a 500GB harddisk to a > 1000 GB harddisk, I am unable to boot up my F11 OS. I have already > restored *both* the MBR backup and the dump output from sfdisk. > > What else is missing? I am stuck at a blinking cursor at the top left > corner of the screen. GRUB is not loading and I am unable to select > any kernel to boot. > > Using System Rescue CD, I am able to activate all the logical volumes > and all the volume groups that were restored. I am also able to mount > all the logical volumes and access the restored filesystems. > > So I think the filesystems are restored properly. So I think it is the > problem with MBR, sfdisk dump output restoration, or GRUB. Is there a > problem with restoring data of a 500 GB harddisk to a 1 TB harddisk? > > Thank you. > You will need to re-install Grub. Because Grub uses the BIOS to access the drive, and because the first stage loader is rather dumb, (Not enough space for a smart loader) it needs to know the physical location of stage 1.5. The procedure for re-installing Grub is well covered, so I will not post it again. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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