[CS-FSLUG] grub fails gentoo

[Alvin Smith]

On Wednesday 16 February 2005 03:27 pm, john-thomas richards wrote:
> 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.


Typing in "configfile (hd0,0)/grub/grub.conf" at the grub shell prompt brought 
up the grub menu!  So grub does not know where grub.conf is located?  

Maybe it is looking for "(hd0,0)/boot/grub/grub.conf"?


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peace,
Alvin Smith
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