i agree that the bootloader info isn't being written properly to the MBR. but slackware only offers the slackware (or nothing) option. there is never an opportunity to do anything to the MBR, is there?
stan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Faulkner Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:55 PM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: Re: [TriLUG] slackware ... grub? Your new bootloader info probably isn't being written properly to the MBR. Make sure to run grub-install /dev/foo (where foo=hd dev node) --Jay On 5/24/06, stan briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > all, > > so i've been through the complete slackware 10.2 install three times > now trying to figure out what i'm doing wrong. i thought that i was > installing LILO incorrectly but even when i tried the installation > without LILO i get the same symptom, which is: > > starts boot with bios-level hardware detection, pauses at the "boot > from cd" prompt, and then proceeds to the word "GRUB" on a line by > itself at which point it's a hard freeze. > > this machine had rh9 on it before with a small grub(?) partition which > i removed (during my second installation) and added to the partition > from which "/" is mounted. > > google/linux gave no joy. > > any ideas or suggestions? > > thanks, > stan > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Jason Faulkner http://oldos.org -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
