<p>If hd0,1 boots, then that should work with grub-install. I may have remembered 0 base backwards. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 11, 2011 8:56 AM, "Geoffrey Myers" <<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> A little research allows boot by doing the following:<br>
> <br>> root (hd0,1)<br>> linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1<br>> initrd /initrd.img<br>> boot<br>> <br>> So I suspect the issue is grub install, question is, what is the proper <br>> approach now?<br>> <br>
> grub-install hd1:0<br>> <br>> grub-install hd0:1<br>> <br>> ????<br>> <br>> Jim Kinney wrote:<br>>> Sounds like grub didn't actually load properly. You'll need to use a <br>>> live CD to get back in. Once in, chroot to the real system and run <br>
>> grub-install with the correct HD settings (most often is hd0:0 but <br>>> Ubuntu uses the new grub2 so that changed to hd1:0 - drives number from <br>>> 1 but partitions number from 0 - thanks GNU!)<br>
>> <br>>> Check back with M.Trouch's presentation on grub2 from about a year ago.<br>>> <br>>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Geoffrey Myers <br>>> <<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>>> Upgraded from Lucid to Maverick 10.10 and all worked fine. Did get an<br>>> 'invalid option' from grub, but all booted fine.<br>>> <br>>> Upgrade from Maverick 10.10 to Natty 11.04 and upon reboot, gets as far<br>
>> as the grub prompt and that's it.<br>>> <br>>> I don't have extensive experience with grub.<br>>> <br>>> Typing boot at the grub menu returns: no kernel loaded.<br>>> <br>
>> Suggestions?<br>>> <br>>> --<br>>> Until later, Geoffrey<br>>> <br>>> "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent<br>>> the government from wasting the labors of the people under<br>
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