On 17/08/11 18:50, Peter Merchant wrote:
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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
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Well I can't answer as to how it works or why your files have not
changed, I am just thankful in those moment when it all goes belly up
for me, it has been able to resolve the issues for me. Maybe I won't
learn how to rebuild grub from scratch but at least I learnt what to do
to resolve a problem.
Glad it worked for you.
Tim
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