-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > To: Dorset Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Boot problems - FSTAB? > Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:41:50 +0100 > > On Mon, 2011-08-15 at 22:43 +0100, Tim wrote: > > On 15/08/11 20:41, Peter Merchant wrote: > > > On Wed, 2011-08-10 at 20:29 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > >> On Tue, 2011-08-09 at 20:58 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > >>> On Sun, 2011-08-07 at 22:59 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > > > > > > > > This now gives me a error: no argument specified on selecting an option > > > from the boot menu, but then proceeds to boot ok. It looks like to me as > > > if it creates an error when I Update-grub in the grub file, but I can't > > > see it. I think a print and coloured felt tips on the file might find > > > it, but I wouldn't have a clue how to fix it. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > Hi Peter > > > > I don't know if this will help or not but have you looked at > > > > http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ > > > > Basically it is a boot disk that will we re-write\repair your grub > > configuration based on what it finds when it scans your PC. > > > > I have used it a couple of times on my PC which includes a PC that dual > > boots with a windows OS and it has worked ok > > > > Hope it helps > > > > Tim > > > > Tim, Thanks, > > > I did have a copy of Rescatux that I had made a few months ago (0.26), > and it worked. I have waited until I have had three boots before > replying because I have discovered before that the first may be OK, but > then it reverts. > > > Interestingly, I compared //boot/grub/grub.cfg before and after and it > was identical. That made me look at some dates and it had not been > updated. > > > Neither had > > //etc/default/grub or the files in > > //etc/grub.d > > > Most of the files in //boot/grub/ had been updated to the time/date that > I ran rescatux, except the ones with 'grub' in their name. > > > Because etc/default/grub had not been changed and still had my changes > in it, I wonder if they were incorporated in the rebuild or not! > > > Anyway, I am back to 'normal' again, and recommend rescatux. > > > Peter > First send failed.
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