Arch Linux

Neko-san

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Registered: 2007-03-12

Posts: 3

[Solved] Grub error when booting...

Today I decided to try out Archlinux everything worked fine until the reboot.. Grub doesn't seem to work as intended, grub just kept posting:

[...] 
GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB
[...]

nothing but "GRUB" came up.

My menu.lst:

default  0
timeout 3
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

title Arch Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=773
initrd /kernel26.img

Title Arch Linux Fallback
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=773
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img

version: 0.8beta2

I haven't found any threads about it, if there's any i'm sorry for bringing up a new one.

any suggests?

Last edited by Neko-san (2007-03-12 19:16:41)

waltm

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From: alabama

Registered: 2006-03-21

Posts: 69

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

Try this (unless you moved the kernel image for some reason)

root   (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=773
initrd /boot/kernel26.img

boot with the install CD, do a mount /dev/sda3 /mnt , nano /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst , make the change and reboot

Neko-san

Member

Registered: 2007-03-12

Posts: 3

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

Try this (unless you moved the kernel image for some reason)

root   (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=773
initrd /boot/kernel26.img

boot with the install CD, do a mount /dev/sda3 /mnt , nano /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst , make the change and reboot

Thanks for your answer, I tried to change to "/boot/" altho GRUB just keep spamming "grub" all over the screen. :(

Do you know anything else that could cause this problem?

SleepingGiant08

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From: Ellicott City, MD USA

Registered: 2007-01-10

Posts: 124

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

see this http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/grub-error-guide.xml
scroll down to Error 7...

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vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

Posts: 816

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB

Maybe you should start a poll "Vote for the most useless linux error message"

SleepingGiant08

Member

From: Ellicott City, MD USA

Registered: 2007-01-10

Posts: 124

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB

Maybe you should start a poll "Vote for the most useless linux error message"

true that...

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Neko-san

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Registered: 2007-03-12

Posts: 3

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

see this http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/grub-error-guide.xml
scroll down to Error 7...

oohh.. there it is, I guess I didn't look enough thanks tho :)

GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB

Maybe you should start a poll "Vote for the most useless linux error message" ;)

True, not that good error message ^^

This is how I did it:
boot: arch root=/dev/sda3
grub
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit
reboot

Last edited by Neko-san (2007-03-12 20:33:30)

waltm

Member

From: alabama

Registered: 2006-03-21

Posts: 69

Re: [Solved] Grub error when booting...

GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB

Maybe you should start a poll "Vote for the most useless linux error message"

I think of Monty Python when I see it and look around for the Vikings