hung boot process

[Karl Larsen]

Bob Holtzman wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Gerald Dachs wrote:
>
>   
>> Am Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:43:16 -0700
>> schrieb Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>:
>>
>>     
>>> Bob Holtzman wrote:
>>>       
>>>> A search for error 15 yielded:
>>>>
>>>> 1. check rootline in grub.config --> locate *grub.config came up
>>>> blank 2. reinstall grub w/ grub-install --> /boot initially was
>>>> missing grub.
>>>>         
>> This is because you have made a separate partition for boot and you are 
>> only looking into the directory that is the mount point for this
>> partition. If you make 'mount <boot partition> /boot' you will see
>> the missing files appear.
>>     
>
> Sorry, I forgot to specify that I had /dev/sda<whatever>, the boot 
> partition, mounted on the /boot mount point. You are correct, of course, 
> that a lot of content appeared once I had done this. Unfortunately, none 
> of it had anything to do with grub until I ran grub-install. Even then 
> the only file that the grub directory contained was device.map.
>
>   
>>> 1. Boot the root partition which should be /boot/grub/ and you need
>>> to mount that on the / partition. Same with /usr and /home. So it you 
>>> didn't do that look at how I have /dev/hda7 attached automatically
>>> to /.
>>>       
>> Karl, this is nonsense, /boot/grub/ is no partition and it looks
>> like you are missing the point. He has used the installer to partition
>> his drive and he can expect that the installer will manage all this
>> things for him.
>>     
>
> Karl has a long history of posting, shall we say, uninformed advice on the 
> fedora list. Also of refusing to accept offered help.
>
> Thanks for the reply. 
>  
>   
    And on the Fedora list you have a long history of opening your mouth 
and putting your foot within. And this carries over to today.


Karl


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