[PLUG] Grub won't launch Debian until I hit return key

plug at eehouse.org plug at eehouse.org
Tue Feb 19 22:57:14 UTC 2008


> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:31:44 -0600
> From: "Robert Citek" <robert.citek at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Grub won't launch Debian until I hit return key
> To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help,	civil and on-topic"
> 	<plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
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> On Feb 19, 2008 1:50 PM,  <plug at eehouse.org> wrote:
> > + cat /etc/issue.net
> > Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid
> > + grep -v -e '^#' '-e^$' /boot/grub/menu.lst
> > + cat -A
> > default^I^I0$
> > timeout^I^I5$
> > color cyan/blue white/blue$
> > title^I^IDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-486$
> > root^I^I(hd0,0)$
> > kernel^I^I/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-486 root=/dev/hdb1 ro $
> > initrd^I^I/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-486$
> > savedefault$
> > title^I^IDebian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-486 (single-user mode)$
> > root^I^I(hd0,0)$
> > kernel^I^I/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-486 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single$
> > initrd^I^I/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-486$
> > savedefault$
> > + grub --version
> > -bash: grub: command not found
> > + grub-install -v
> > -bash: grub-install: command not found
> > + df -hT /boot/grub/menu.lst
> > Filesystem    Type    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/hdb1     ext2    671M  367M  269M  58% /
> > + cat /boot/grub/device.map
> > (hd0)   /dev/hdb
> >
> > I think you wanted something different for the last two, so:
> > eehouse at pup:~$ sudo grub --version
> > grub (GNU GRUB 0.97)
> > eehouse at pup:~$ sudo grub-install -v
> > grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)
> 
> Everything lists /dev/hdb.  Are you booting from /dev/hdb or do you
> have another drive in this machine?

+ cat /proc/partitions
major minor  #blocks  name

   3    64    1000944 hdb
   3    65     732784 hdb1

My machine (an eBox 2300) has a connection for an internal drive that
would be hda, but I'm booting off a CF card on hdb.

Is it possible this is related to grub's interaction with the BIOS?  I
figured by the time grub was displaying the menu it was fully in
control.

Thanks,

--Eric
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