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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

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GRUB unable to find file, fails to install

(FTP install via floppies, GRUB 0.96-1, installation via arch/setup utility)

GRUB fails to install, giving the error message "Error: unable to find file" after checking for a file in /boot/grub (grub.menu IIRC), and quitting without further action. Menu.1st is there, but GRUB seems to want something else.

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Registered: 2004-05-25

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Re: GRUB unable to find file, fails to install

if I recall correctly, I always had to edit the grub file..not change anything, just select it for editing, and then do a :qw (using vi). Likely it just required touching the file or something.

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Registered: 2002-08-12

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Re: GRUB unable to find file, fails to install

Sorry, the GRUB data files had changed location.  I've added symlinks that should work with the 0.7 ftp installer.

Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

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Re: GRUB unable to find file, fails to install

There might be an issue relative to the used fs. I allways had problems if I tried to install grub into xfs or jfs partitions, and had to install lilo first during installation procedure. After first boot, I usually removed lilo and installed grub without any problems.

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

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Re: GRUB unable to find file, fails to install

I was using reiserfs 3.6, and installing it to the MBR.

Well, I guess I'll have to see if it works now...