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From: mess-mate on 12 Jul 2010 10:20 On 07/12/2010 03:19 PM, Tom H wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:05 AM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: > >> On 07/12/2010 11:51 AM, Tom H wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:15 AM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: >> On 07/12/2010 09:48 AM, Tom H wrote: >> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:52 PM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: >> >> i've installed sqeeze (amd64) and grub2 as the boot loader. >> On an 2d hd lenny with grub (older version with the stage.. files) is >> installed. >> Since grub2 is installed on the mbr no way to boot my lenny system. >> Here is the lenny part on grub.cfg: >> menuentry "Lenny, kernel 2.6.28_mm01 (on /dev/sdc6)" { >> insmod ext2 >> set root='(hd2,5)' >> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4 >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/sdc6 ro quiet vga=788 >> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28 >> } >> >> UUID is disabled as default. >> >> What does "no way to boot" mean? >> >> Is Lenny's /boot on sdc5 or sdc6? >> >> It mean's i can't boot lenny. /dev, /proc, etc.. couldn't be mounted ( a >> common error message encountered , now and in the past, when a root dir >> isn't found) >> The Lenny-root is on sdc6 ext4. The /boot partition is on sdc5 ext3. >> >> >> So grub is loading your initrd and the latter cannot mount your >> partitions, probably because you are using sdc6 instead of hdc6 or >> because Lenny is recognizing sdc/hdc as sda/hda or sdb/hdb. >> >> Run >> blkid /dev/sdc6 >> Change your linux line to >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/<output_of_blkid_above> >> ro rootfstype=ext4 vga=788 >> or >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/hdc6 ro rootfstype=ext4 vga=788 >> >> >> Ok, i don't know what happen exactly but the UUID is completely defferent >> between grub.cfg and the >> >> 'blkid /dev/sdc6' results: UUID="7057a48b-9ed1-4c6d-bb02-5822dddd8b06" >> TYPE="ext4" >> >> So i changed the uuid but still the same error and a busybox and initramfs. >> No boot. >> Can it be a bios problem or a GRUB bug ? >> > careful, the uuid of the search line should be that of /boot not of / > so it should be the uuid of sdc6/hdc6. > > > Indeed, sdc5 = /boot or (hd2,5). /boot is a different partition. UUID="f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
From: mess-mate on 12 Jul 2010 16:30 On 07/12/2010 03:19 PM, Tom H wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:05 AM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: > >> On 07/12/2010 11:51 AM, Tom H wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:15 AM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: >> On 07/12/2010 09:48 AM, Tom H wrote: >> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:52 PM, mess-mate<messmate(a)free.fr> wrote: >> >> i've installed sqeeze (amd64) and grub2 as the boot loader. >> On an 2d hd lenny with grub (older version with the stage.. files) is >> installed. >> Since grub2 is installed on the mbr no way to boot my lenny system. >> Here is the lenny part on grub.cfg: >> menuentry "Lenny, kernel 2.6.28_mm01 (on /dev/sdc6)" { >> insmod ext2 >> set root='(hd2,5)' >> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4 >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/sdc6 ro quiet vga=788 >> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28 >> } >> >> UUID is disabled as default. >> >> What does "no way to boot" mean? >> >> Is Lenny's /boot on sdc5 or sdc6? >> >> It mean's i can't boot lenny. /dev, /proc, etc.. couldn't be mounted ( a >> common error message encountered , now and in the past, when a root dir >> isn't found) >> The Lenny-root is on sdc6 ext4. The /boot partition is on sdc5 ext3. >> >> >> So grub is loading your initrd and the latter cannot mount your >> partitions, probably because you are using sdc6 instead of hdc6 or >> because Lenny is recognizing sdc/hdc as sda/hda or sdb/hdb. >> >> Run >> blkid /dev/sdc6 >> Change your linux line to >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/<output_of_blkid_above> >> ro rootfstype=ext4 vga=788 >> or >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/hdc6 ro rootfstype=ext4 vga=788 >> >> >> Ok, i don't know what happen exactly but the UUID is completely defferent >> between grub.cfg and the >> >> 'blkid /dev/sdc6' results: UUID="7057a48b-9ed1-4c6d-bb02-5822dddd8b06" >> TYPE="ext4" >> >> So i changed the uuid but still the same error and a busybox and initramfs. >> No boot. >> Can it be a bios problem or a GRUB bug ? >> > careful, the uuid of the search line should be that of /boot not of / > so it should be the uuid of sdc6/hdc6. > > > Indeed, sdc5 = /boot or (hd2,5). /boot is a different partition. UUID="f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" But didn't solve the problem :(
From: Goh Lip on 12 Jul 2010 22:30 On 07/12/2010 06:52 AM, mess-mate wrote: > Hi list, > i've installed sqeeze (amd64) and grub2 as the boot loader. > On an 2d hd lenny with grub (older version with the stage.. files) is > installed. > Since grub2 is installed on the mbr no way to boot my lenny system. > Here is the lenny part on grub.cfg: > menuentry "Lenny, kernel 2.6.28_mm01 (on /dev/sdc6)" { > insmod ext2 > set root='(hd2,5)' > search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4 > linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/sdc6 rootfstype=ext4 ro quiet vga=788 > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28 > } > > UUID is disabled as default. > any help would be very apprecited. > Boot up squeeze, at terminal sudo grub-install /dev/sda Regards - Goh Lip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i1gic2$n9v$2(a)dough.gmane.org
From: mess-mate on 13 Jul 2010 08:20
On 07/13/2010 04:17 AM, Goh Lip wrote: > On 07/12/2010 06:52 AM, mess-mate wrote: >> Hi list, >> i've installed sqeeze (amd64) and grub2 as the boot loader. >> On an 2d hd lenny with grub (older version with the stage.. files) is >> installed. >> Since grub2 is installed on the mbr no way to boot my lenny system. >> Here is the lenny part on grub.cfg: >> menuentry "Lenny, kernel 2.6.28_mm01 (on /dev/sdc6)" { >> insmod ext2 >> set root='(hd2,5)' >> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set >> f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4 >> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/sdc6 rootfstype=ext4 ro quiet >> vga=788 >> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28 >> } >> >> UUID is disabled as default. >> any help would be very apprecited. >> > > > Boot up squeeze, at terminal > sudo grub-install /dev/sda > > Regards - Goh Lip > > Thanks to all. I give up. Installing grub-legacy didn't solve the problem at all. So back to grub2. mess-mate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C3C5983.6010000(a)free.fr |