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fumbles

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Registered: 2006-12-22

Posts: 246

[Solved] Grub: Error 15 File not found

I had the sudden urge to reinstall Arch, so I did via the ftp install.

The install went fine, like the many times before it, reboot, grub menu comes up, hit enter for the first option ... ERROR 15: File not found.

The partition layout:
/dev/sda1    / ext3
/dev/sda2    /var ext3
...

/dev/sdb1 /usr ext3
...
/dev/sdb3 swap

/dev/sdc1 /boot ext2
...
/dev/sdc8 /home jfs

timeout 5 
default 1
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

#(0) Arch
title Arch Linux
root (hd2,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/blah(aka sda1) ro vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img

I've done much searching (on this forum and google) and have followed the wiki on reinstalling grub, I even tried lilo without sucess. I tried to install grub on a different hard disk drive, even tried a floppy disk.

When it goes to boot into Arch it has

root (hd2,0)
  Filesystem type is extfs2, parition type 0x83
kernel ....

Erorr 15: File not found 

Press any key to continue...

Thanks

Last edited by fumbles (2009-01-08 04:01:49)

ibendiben

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Registered: 2007-10-10

Posts: 519

Re: [Solved] Grub: Error 15 File not found

(...)

timeout 5 
default 1
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

#(0) Arch
title Arch Linux
root (hd2,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/blah(aka sda1) ro vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img

I wonder why you have "default 1". If you want to boot Archlinux (above) as default you should use "default 0", or has something changed lately?

Also:

root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/blah(aka sda1)

that doesn't seem to be very valid. You need to fill it in.

/edit
Ofcourse you used blah(aka sda1) just here, not in the real file... sorry for the unhelpfull post

Last edited by ibendiben (2009-01-07 13:34:19)

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kgas

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From: Qatar

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 718

Re: [Solved] Grub: Error 15 File not found

Hello fumbles, As you have a separate /boot partition, the grub entry is not correct, I believe. if  should be /boot/vmlinuz For more help this link may also help you.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operati … 72531.html

defrysk

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From: Barrie, Ontario

Registered: 2008-12-15

Posts: 42

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Re: [Solved] Grub: Error 15 File not found

run grub

grub > root (hd2,0)
grub > setup (hd0)
grub > quit

Last edited by defrysk (2009-01-07 11:41:15)

fumbles

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Registered: 2006-12-22

Posts: 246

Re: [Solved] Grub: Error 15 File not found

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Last edited by fumbles (2020-09-26 12:01:18)