On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:06:33 -0500 (EST), Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > > On my desktop, which is running Squeeze, I tried to upgrade some > packages to their Wheezy version. I have now reverted the upgrade, but I > am alarmed. > > One of the packages was grub2 which was at version > 1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1 and was upgraded to 1.99-14. > > To cut a long story short, I ended with an unbootable system. Grub > refused to install on the MBR. I do not remember the message exactly, > but it mentioned that the record was unusually short, and core.img could > not fit into it. Then it told me that the only option was to use > blocklists but that was discouraged as unreliable. > > What am I going to do when Wheezy becomes stable. This is a new computer.
Yet another grub2 problem! This is yet another example of why I gave up on grub2 long ago and switched to lilo! And I've been glad I did many, many times! Here is my lilo web page, in case you're interested: http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/lilo.htm Even if you decide not to switch to lilo, the above web page contains a lot of background information about the boot process itself, which you may find educational. And it also contains a link to a useful diagnostic utility that will tell you a lot about the capabilities of your computer's BIOS. So even if you're determined to stick with grub-pc, taking a look at the above web page may not be a complete waste of time. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/129575091.465340.1326548762480.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
