[CS-FSLUG] grub fails gentoo

[john-thomas richards]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 03:08:03PM -0500, Alvin Smith wrote:
[snip]
> > Do you have the /boot/grub/menu.lst file?  The above looks like it
> > should be in menu.lst.  My Debian/Testing box does have a grub.conf file
> > anywhere on it.
> 
> Gentoo has both files menu.lst and grub.conf, which are the same (linked).

Ah.  That makes more sense.

> > I am not sure the video option will work with the resolution as listed.
> > I think it needs to be a three digit number code such as 791.  The link
> > below lists the options.  BTW, I do not think 32bit color depth is
> > available.  I may be wrong but the list at the link does not include it
> > and I have not seen the codes for it at other locations.  Just replace
> > the '1024x768-32 at 85' with 'vga=791" (or whichever code you prefer).  I
> > may be all wet about the syntax, though.  YMMV (and your knowledge).
> > Actually, you may need to convert the code to hexadecimal format (this
> > is what I use in my grub config).
> >
> > http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/HOWTOS/framebuffer/framebuffer.php
> 
> I am just going by what the Gentoo handbook says:
> 
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10
> 
> "If you use a Gentoo patched kernel tree (such as gentoo-sources) you will 
> have had the possibility of selecting vesafb-tng as the VESA driver type 
> (which is default for these kernel sources). If this is the case, you are 
> using vesafb-tng and do not need to set a vga statement. Otherwise you are 
> using the vesafb driver and need to set the vga statement."
> 
> But wouldn't this come into play *after* making a selection from the grub 
> menu?  Right now I am not getting a grub menu, just the "grub shell".
> 
> Thanks!

You are correct; it should be a problem *after* selecting the boot
option.  The link I sent in the followup to my own message was from a
guy who had the same problem.  He did not get a boot menu.  I will do
some more digging for you.
-- 
john-thomas
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