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#244926 - 30/12/2004 17:46 Linux boot question
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	Hi all. My firewall is running Linux and I have a problem getting it to boot after I have ghost'ed the bootdisk. It just get stuck on showing GRUB (when trying to boot from the new bootdisk)... I have tried to search, but it seems my search-fu is very weak... Is there anyone that can tell me how I can get it to boot again? Stig
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#244927 - 30/12/2004 17:55 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
andym carpal tunnel Registered: 17/01/2002 Posts: 3995 Loc: Manchester UK	So GRUB is appearing then? When you select from the boot list what does it do? _________________________ Cheers, Andy M
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#244928 - 30/12/2004 19:18 Re: Linux boot question [Re: andym]
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	I don't get to select anything... It looks like just the POST screen and the word GRUB at the bottom... Stig
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#244929 - 30/12/2004 20:03 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
SuperQ addict Registered: 13/06/2000 Posts: 429 Loc: Berlin, DE	ghost is not a good tool for using with linux systems. What linux distribution are you trying to use as a firewall? _________________________ 80gig red mk2 -- 080000125 (No, I don't actually hate Alan Cox)
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#244930 - 30/12/2004 21:36 Re: Linux boot question [Re: SuperQ]
StigOE addict Registered: 27/10/2002 Posts: 568	It's Clarkconnect 2.2 Home (Redhat 9 based). Stig
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#244931 - 31/12/2004 09:14 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5680 Loc: London, UK	Quote: It looks like just the POST screen and the word GRUB at the bottom If GRUB is anything like LILO, it prints each one of the letters as a progress report. Basically, you need to boot with a rescue disk and get GRUB to rebuild its map file / boot sector / whatever it uses. You probably need to boot from a CD, mount your hard disk and then run something like: Code: grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/hda But I've not tried this, so no promises. _________________________ -- roger
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