Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Brian wrote: > On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 08:44:51 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> When I run update-grub, it appears to be working but ends with >> something akin to an error: >> >>   root # update-grub >>   Generating grub.cfg ... >>   Found background image: >>   /u

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt [SOLVED]

2011-12-05 Thread Brian
On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 12:30:17 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > If you are asking which one here... its kde. I was thinking in terms of the Big Three(TM) having some sort of power control application, so hibernation could be turned off or access to it controlled. Not using KDE I'm unfamiliar with wh

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 08:44:51 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> When I run update-grub, it appears to be working but ends with >> something akin to an error: >> >> root # update-grub >> Generating grub.cfg ... >> Found background image: >> /usr/share/images/desktop-base/de

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt [SOLVED]

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian writes: > On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 09:13:39 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> For future reference... how does one bring a hybernated computer out of >> hybernation gracefully. And more important how does one disable >> hybernation entirely. > > GMOME? KDE? XFCE4? None of these? If you are ask

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt [SOLVED]

2011-12-05 Thread Brian
On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 09:13:39 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > For future reference... how does one bring a hybernated computer out of > hybernation gracefully. And more important how does one disable > hybernation entirely. GMOME? KDE? XFCE4? None of these? > Does it have to be taken out at kerne

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Brian
On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 08:44:51 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > When I run update-grub, it appears to be working but ends with > something akin to an error: > > root # update-grub > Generating grub.cfg ... > Found background image: > /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png > Found l

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt [SOLVED]

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam writes: > Arnt Karlsen writes: > >>> set root (hd0,1) (in grub1 that would be hd0,0) >>> linux /vm >> >> .._here_ is where you wanna tell grub about your initrd, >> it (/boot/initrd?) should match your /vm . >> >>> boot > > gackk .. I've spent too many yrs booting gentoo with

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Michael Tsang
On Monday 05 December 2011 22:44:51 Harry Putnam wrote: > Johann Spies writes: > > On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 03:38:22PM +0200, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I'm bunrning a systemRescue cd now... but any suggestions will be most > >> welcome. > > > > Booting with a live CD (like systemRescue) or the stan

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Johann Spies writes: > On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 03:38:22PM +0200, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I'm bunrning a systemRescue cd now... but any suggestions will be most >> welcome. > > Booting with a live CD (like systemRescue) or the standard Debian > Install CD will help. > > 'chroot' to the system and

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread HP
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05.12.2011 14:38, Harry Putnam wrote: > I haven't rebooted wheezy for a while... and there have been many > updates .. I'm not sure which ones have caused this problem but > when bootup starts I get to grub and immediately a prompt rather > than a

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
Arnt Karlsen writes: >> set root (hd0,1) (in grub1 that would be hd0,0) >> linux /vm > > .._here_ is where you wanna tell grub about your initrd, > it (/boot/initrd?) should match your /vm . > >> boot gackk .. I've spent too many yrs booting gentoo with no initrd... I just skipped right o

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Brian
On Mon 05 Dec 2011 at 07:38:22 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > For example, I can type `help' and a massive flood of commands flash > past leaving only the last screenful visible... there seems no way to > page this mess, so it is mostly useless. set pager=1 > Pressing shows a gout of other comman

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:38:22 -0600, Harry wrote in message <8762hvw33l@newsguy.com>: > I haven't rebooted wheezy for a while... and there have been many > updates .. I'm not sure which ones have caused this problem but when > bootup starts I get to grub and immediately a prompt rather than a

Re: Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Johann Spies
On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 03:38:22PM +0200, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm bunrning a systemRescue cd now... but any suggestions will be most > welcome. Booting with a live CD (like systemRescue) or the standard Debian Install CD will help. 'chroot' to the system and do an 'update-grub'. Regards Johan

Reboot and all I get is a grub prompt.

2011-12-05 Thread Harry Putnam
I haven't rebooted wheezy for a while... and there have been many updates .. I'm not sure which ones have caused this problem but when bootup starts I get to grub and immediately a prompt rather than a selection screen. It shows grub version 1.99 ?? something.. so is that grub2... It must be since