Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Dale
Ivan Alden wrote: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage to the bootloader. When I reboot I can't see the grub splashscreen any more but if I press enter I does boot into my kernel. As the computer is booting the output looks all

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Mick
On Sunday 20 July 2008, Ivan Alden wrote: When I reboot I can't see the grub splashscreen any more but if I press enter I does boot into my kernel. As the computer is booting the output looks all messed up (but you can make that its initializing devices) until it reaches around the

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread KH
Ivan Alden schrieb: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage to the bootloader. When I reboot I can't see the grub splashscreen any more but if I press enter I does boot into my kernel. As the computer is booting the output looks

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Ivan Alden
Thanks its fixed. I guess it was coincidence I lost power at the same time to this issue. I appreciate the help. Ivan On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 01:24 -0500, Dale wrote: Ivan Alden wrote: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Wolf Canis
Ivan Alden wrote: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage to the bootloader. When I reboot I can't see the grub splashscreen any more but if I press enter I does boot into my kernel. As the computer is booting the output looks

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Dale
Ivan Alden wrote: Thanks its fixed. I guess it was coincidence I lost power at the same time to this issue. I appreciate the help. Ivan On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 01:24 -0500, Dale wrote: Ivan Alden wrote: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Wolf Canis
Oh sorry, _very_ _important_ : Mount your boot partition _before_ you emerge grub. W. Canis signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Mick
On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Oh sorry, _very_ _important_ : Mount your boot partition _before_ you emerge grub. I believe that the grub ebuild mounts it for you, messes up your grub.conf and carries on with its business . . . -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Pintér Tibor
same here with the latest grub update on x86. setting the console font restores normal operation during the boot process. t Ivan Alden wrote: Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage to the bootloader. When I reboot I can't see

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Wolf Canis
Mick wrote: On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Oh sorry, _very_ _important_ : Mount your boot partition _before_ you emerge grub. I believe that the grub ebuild mounts it for you, messes up your grub.conf and carries on with its business . . . So far I that now, is that now

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Mick
On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Mick wrote: On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Oh sorry, _very_ _important_ : Mount your boot partition _before_ you emerge grub. I believe that the grub ebuild mounts it for you, messes up your grub.conf and carries on with its

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Wolf Canis
Mick wrote: On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Mick wrote: On Sunday 20 July 2008, Wolf Canis wrote: Oh sorry, _very_ _important_ : Mount your boot partition _before_ you emerge grub. I believe that the grub ebuild mounts it for you, messes up your grub.conf and carries on with

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:28:09 +0100, Mick wrote: I believe that the grub ebuild mounts it for you, messes up your grub.conf and carries on with its business It doesn't touch grub.conf, that would be unacceptable. What is does do is it no longer installs the default splash image to /boot, so

[gentoo-user] Strange grub problem

2008-07-19 Thread Ivan Alden
Hi, My laptop ran out of battery and shut off while I was using it and it seems to have done some damage to the bootloader. When I reboot I can't see the grub splashscreen any more but if I press enter I does boot into my kernel. As the computer is booting the output looks all messed up (but you