[CentOS] Need help in "repairing" the booting of my Linux 4 server
Todd Cary
todd at aristesoftware.com
Tue Mar 22 00:13:12 UTC 2011
How can I determine the device on which the mbr is placed? I
tried the following:
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# grub-install /dev/hda
However, I am not sure if hda is correct (no error messages though).
When I reboot, I get the black with the words GRUB
Todd
On 3/21/2011 4:47 PM, Digimer wrote:
> On 03/21/2011 07:43 PM, Todd Cary wrote:
>> As I shared on this forum last week, I did a bad boo boo when I erased
>> my /boot/ directory without a backup - all of the things I caution other
>> NOT to do. Nevertheless, after trying to put things back in order,
>> today I decided to try a reboot and I get a GRUB prompt.
>>
>> Next I have put my Linux 4 disk in the CD drive and have selected the
>> "linux repair" mode which has put me into the /mnt/sysimage with the #
>> prompt. That is as far as I have gone since I am in uncharted waters.
>>
>> Help! It, the linux repair, has found and identified that I have a
>> Linux system...what should I try next?
>>
>> Todd
> The grub repair is covered well in this archived email:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/scientific-linux-users@listserv.fnal.gov/msg00110.html
>
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