Re: Grub stage1 not found then Error 2 on reboot
On Sun, 17 May 2009 14:25:20 +0000, Andrew Malcolmson posted:
> I had a working Lenny install which I somehow hosed while experimenting
> with Grub. On boot, the message displays 'Grub loading stage 1.5' then
> 'Error 2'.
>
It might be easier to speculate if you'd tell exactly what you did while
"experimenting".
> [...]
> Question:
>
> According to the Grub Manual, Error 2 means this: Bad file or directory
> type - This error is returned if a file requested is not a regular
> file, but something like a symbolic link, directory, or FIFO.
>
This is what I find in the GRUB errors:
2 : "Selected disk doesn't exist"
This error is returned if the device part of a device- or full filename
refers to a disk or BIOS device that is not present or not recognized by
the BIOS in the system.
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