Grub not working

[Goh Lip]

On 05/05/2011 10:58 AM, dave boland wrote:
>
> On Thu, 05 May 2011 10:06 +0800, "Goh Lip"<g.lip at gmx.com>  wrote:
>> On 05/05/2011 09:49 AM, Goh Lip wrote:
>>> If you still have problems, reinstall for the third time,
>>> this time making sure you install the grub to "sda"
>>
>>
>>
>> I send this separately as I do not want to distract you from the earlier
>> post. I suspect you may still have a problem (blank screen) even with
>> grub2 installed because your grub may not handle the higher resolution
>> it detected. So from my first post, do this before you reinstall...
>>
>>> Then uncomment the following line in /etc/default grub
>>> from
>>> #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
>>> to
>>> GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
>>>
>>> Then at terminal,
>>> sudo update-grub
>>
>> Good luck - Goh Lip
>
> Goh,
>
> Well, I'm at Grub ver 1.99, and the resolution in the Grub file was
> changed.  However, the boot screen is still black.  I tried the trick
> where I hold the Shift key, then the Esc key, but neither produced any
> Grub display.
>
> I would consider installing one more time, but I don't see what to do
> different and any likely hood of success.   In addition, I still don't
> know how to tell it to check for Windows ME.
>
> The graphics card and monitor are set to 1600x1200 and works well, so I
> would think that just about any Grub resolution should work.
>
> It is bed time for me, so perhaps you (and others) can think of
> something to do either diagnostically (so I understand the actual
> problem) or procedurally before I re-install and end up at the same
> place.
>
> Thank you so much for the help so far.  I'm sure the problem can be
> solved.
>
> Dave,


Dave do this now. The grub screen may not handle the 1600x1200 resolution.

I send this separately as I do not want to distract you from the earlier 
post. I suspect you may still have a problem (blank screen) even with 
grub2 installed because your grub may not handle the higher resolution 
it detected. So from my first post, do this before you reinstall...

 > Then uncomment the following line in /etc/default grub
 > from
 > #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
 > to
 > GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
 >
 > Then at terminal,
 > sudo update-grub

Good luck - Goh Lip