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#244926 - 30/12/2004 17:46 Linux boot question
StigOE
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Registered: 27/10/2002
Posts: 568
Hi all.

My firewall is running Linux and I have a problem getting it to boot after I have ghost'ed the bootdisk. It just get stuck on showing GRUB (when trying to boot from the new bootdisk)... I have tried to search, but it seems my search-fu is very weak... Is there anyone that can tell me how I can get it to boot again?

Stig

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#244927 - 30/12/2004 17:55 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
So GRUB is appearing then? When you select from the boot list what does it do?
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#244928 - 30/12/2004 19:18 Re: Linux boot question [Re: andym]
StigOE
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Registered: 27/10/2002
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I don't get to select anything... It looks like just the POST screen and the word GRUB at the bottom...

Stig

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#244929 - 30/12/2004 20:03 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
SuperQ
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Registered: 13/06/2000
Posts: 429
Loc: Berlin, DE
ghost is not a good tool for using with linux systems.

What linux distribution are you trying to use as a firewall?
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#244930 - 30/12/2004 21:36 Re: Linux boot question [Re: SuperQ]
StigOE
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Registered: 27/10/2002
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It's Clarkconnect 2.2 Home (Redhat 9 based).

Stig

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#244931 - 31/12/2004 09:14 Re: Linux boot question [Re: StigOE]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
Quote:
It looks like just the POST screen and the word GRUB at the bottom


If GRUB is anything like LILO, it prints each one of the letters as a progress report. Basically, you need to boot with a rescue disk and get GRUB to rebuild its map file / boot sector / whatever it uses.

You probably need to boot from a CD, mount your hard disk and then run something like:

Code:
grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/hda



But I've not tried this, so no promises.
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