Re: [Debian] Re: Grub boot problems
On Monday 24 August 2009 22:46:55 Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
> > Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> >> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/sdb1 ro quiet
> >
> > you have the root already
> >
> > root(hd1,0) is used for setup, I think.
>
> The only reason I posed the question is because all my Dell PCs have
> this problem, and every time Debian upgrades the kernel APT redoes
> munu.lst, so the computers won't boot. It doesn't take long to fix the
> problem, but it would seem that a better solution rather than constantly
> having to modify menu.lst would be to fix the problem once and for all
> on the PC end.
What is "groot" set to in your menu.lst? It's possible/likely
that just setting the right "groot" and re-running update-grub
will fix things. If leaving it out works, then (hd0,0) is a
likely candidate for the right answer.
-- A.
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Andrew Reid / reidac@bellatlantic.net
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