Re: grub

[Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:12:52 -0500
John Lindsay <jclind@sentex.net> wrote:

> Recently I had to do a reboot. I get the following 'grub' screen
> 
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
> > root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> >
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686 (single-user
> > mode) root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> >
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686
> > root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> >
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686 (single-user
> > mode) root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> >
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686
> > root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
> >
> > title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686 (single-user
> > mode) root        (hd0,0)
> > kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
> > initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
> If I allow it to select default the computer seems to go into a loop.
> If I select any of the alternate except the very last option it seems
> to loop ie continuous reboot.
> Something has gone wrong but I don't know what -- if I put the # sign
> in front of all lines except the last set will that then become
> default and boot only kernel 2.6.24-1-686(single user mode)?  I
> really don't want to play with grub but if I have a long power outage
> and the computer shuts down and I'm not around the darn thing will
> just reboot continuously and my wife who also uses this computer will
> have words to say about my choice of OS's.
> 
> John
> 
> 
Are all those entries really for the first partition on your first
hard drive (if your using grub 1)? Maybe you need (hd0,0) (hd0,1) etc,
to boot from your first hard drive.