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#1 2011-06-28 01:01:37
- oceanliu
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install Grub error
When i get to the last step of the installation process-- install the bootloader
after i modify the grub cfg file and try to install grub
i keep having the installation error and
the machine told me to look up tty7 for output and installation for grub fails
but when i found tty7, it is not a readable file!
anyone know how to fix this problem?
thanks
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#2 2011-06-28 02:07:26
- Inxsible
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Re: install Grub error
Where are you trying to install grub? MBR or the /boot partition?
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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#3 2011-06-28 02:10:42
- oceanliu
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Re: install Grub error
i have a separate boot partition
my machine have a win7 install already,
so i put all the arch linux partition in the extended disk.
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#4 2011-06-28 02:11:31
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Re: install Grub error
i have a separate boot partition
my machine have a win7 install already,
so i put all the arch linux partition in the extended disk.
Umm ok. but you still haven't answered my question.
I'll tell you what, follow the Beginner's Guide to the letter and it should explain everything that you need to know.
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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#5 2011-06-28 02:23:21
- oceanliu
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Re: install Grub error
I read the Guide
and i put the grub on the sda
so i think that is the MBR
is that what you mean?
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#6 2011-06-28 03:38:30
- oceanliu
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Re: install Grub error
I find the way to get to tty7
Turn out it is error 17 cannot mount selected partition
Do you know what is going on?
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#7 2011-06-28 05:39:45
- oceanliu
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Re: install Grub error
never mind,
i got the problem
it seems there is some minor problem when i use fdisk to manage my disk
now i solve it
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#8 2011-06-28 22:51:11
- alefromhell
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Re: install Grub error
can you say how you solved it? I think I'm having the same problem
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#9 2011-06-29 15:32:25
- alefromhell
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Re: install Grub error
solved my problem, I was using a small partition (40mb) for the /boot, I forgot I still had that partition, thanks anyway
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