Grub: file not found

[Ralf Mardorf]

Hopefully it are technical issues, that my mail didn't come through the
list ;).

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Ralf
To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: Grub: file not found
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:14:06 +0100
Mailer: Evolution 3.10.3 
> On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 08:47 -0500, Clay Weber wrote:
> > On Monday, January 06, 2014 10:46:53 AM Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun, 2014-01-05 at 21:19 -0800, Cody Smith wrote:
> > 
> > > > also, for Grub (and most bootloaders for that matter) to find
> > 
> > > > vmlinuz-linux on a setup WITHOUT a separate /boot PARTITION (not
> > just
> > 
> > > > a directory), the vmlinuz-linux file has to be at the root of the
> > 
> > > > filesystem (i.e. /vmlinuz-linux instead of /boot/vmlinuz-linux),
> > this
> > 
> > > > is because bootloaders read the fs differently than the kernel and
> > 
> > > > userspace tools.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > Bullshit!
> > 
> > Please refrain from such language on the list.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > > if this is the case for you (which I don't know how this happened,
> > the
> > 
> > > > debian packages should have put the image in the correct place
> > 
> > > > automagically), simply copy the file from /boot to / as root.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > Even if this would be true, a link would be the correct way.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > FWIW, it's also common to search the web, before asking dumb
> > questions.
> > 
> > Such harshness is not welcome, either. Sending users to a search
> > engine is little different from the old "rtfm", and may well be worse
> > with all the old outdated info is discovered in the results these
> > days.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > If one does not wish to offer help, there is no need to respond.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > There are several howtos available, to solve the most likely reasons
> > for
> > 
> > > this issue.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > And please post to the list on what sd[xy] your /boot partitions are
> > and
> > 
> > > the output of "cat path/to/grub.cfg", usually
> > its /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Clay Weber (claydoh)
> > 
> > Moderator hat is <ON>
> > 
> > http://kubuntuforums.net
> > 
> > http://claydoh.com 
> > 
> 
> Thank you for sending your reply duplicated and bad formatted.
> 
> Ok, next time I will consider not to comment misinformation, so that
> people will follow completely wrong advices.
> 
> However, the OP at least should be aware, that useful help only can be
> given by posting the information I was asking for.
> 
> On what partitions are the /boot dirs provided and what does grub.cfg
> look like?
> 
> Btw. it's common to send links to "explanations" that do sound as rough
> as my comments on all Linux mailing lists I'm subscribed, assumed mails
> with misinformation or requests that are easy to google or at least need
> to provide more information, will pass moderation.
> 
> It's also common to not send duplicated mails and to format mails with
> correct line wrapping.
> 
> No hard feelings!
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf
>