alright: problem solved.
i realized i had stage files copied in both /boot/grub and /boot/boot/grub.
the latter may be the result of running
grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda
as per grub doc.
solution:
root> rm -rf /boot/boot
root> grub
grub> root (hd0,8)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> ...
grub> quit
root> init 6
et voilà...the menu now comes up as it should.
cheers.
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i installed grub.
i'm trying to set things up, so that i can boot different images from a menu.
i read the doc.
thought it was pretty straightforward.
after reboot, i always find myself into grub-shell.
i always need to enter all the boot parameters manually.
would like the menu to come up with the options i put in menu.lst.
what am i missing?
cheers!
/boot is /dev/hda9 ... (hd0,8)
my kubuntu / is /dev/hda10 ... (hd0,9)
here's what i did:
1) apt-get install grub ...
2) cp /lib/grub/i386-pc/*stage* /boot/grub
3) prepared /boot/grub/menu.lst (see below)
4) entered grub-shell and...
grub> root (hd0,8)
Filesystem type is xfs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/xfs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/xfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,8)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
Done.
grub> quit
here's my menu.lst
--- quote ------------------------------------------------------
# Boot automatically after n secs.
timeout 10
# By default, boot the first entry.
default 0
# Fallback to the second entry.
fallback 1
# Splash
splashimage=(hd0,8)/grub/splashimages/kubuntucrystal.xpm.gz
# Images
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 Default
root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda10 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd /initrd.img
savedefault
boot
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 Default (recovery mode)
root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda10 ro single
initrd /initrd.img
boot
--- unquote ------------------------------------------------------
i realized i had stage files copied in both /boot/grub and /boot/boot/grub.
the latter may be the result of running
grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda
as per grub doc.
solution:
root> rm -rf /boot/boot
root> grub
grub> root (hd0,8)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> ...
grub> quit
root> init 6
et voilà...the menu now comes up as it should.
cheers.
***********************************
i installed grub.
i'm trying to set things up, so that i can boot different images from a menu.
i read the doc.
thought it was pretty straightforward.
after reboot, i always find myself into grub-shell.
i always need to enter all the boot parameters manually.
would like the menu to come up with the options i put in menu.lst.
what am i missing?
cheers!
/boot is /dev/hda9 ... (hd0,8)
my kubuntu / is /dev/hda10 ... (hd0,9)
here's what i did:
1) apt-get install grub ...
2) cp /lib/grub/i386-pc/*stage* /boot/grub
3) prepared /boot/grub/menu.lst (see below)
4) entered grub-shell and...
grub> root (hd0,8)
Filesystem type is xfs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/xfs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/xfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,8)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
Done.
grub> quit
here's my menu.lst
--- quote ------------------------------------------------------
# Boot automatically after n secs.
timeout 10
# By default, boot the first entry.
default 0
# Fallback to the second entry.
fallback 1
# Splash
splashimage=(hd0,8)/grub/splashimages/kubuntucrystal.xpm.gz
# Images
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 Default
root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda10 ro quiet splash vga=791
initrd /initrd.img
savedefault
boot
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 Default (recovery mode)
root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda10 ro single
initrd /initrd.img
boot
--- unquote ------------------------------------------------------