Console application permitting the user to shoose between several installed operating systems.
0
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1answer
34 views
Grub can't find Xen multiboot file
I am running Debian Wheezy on a software RAID 0 with LVM. I'm trying to get Xen to work but grub refuses to boot in it. I installed Xen by following the instructions here: http://wiki.debian.org/Xen
...
-1
votes
1answer
24 views
Possible to multi-boot every version of Windows from one HDD? [closed]
I want to set up a testing machine with multiple versions of Windows (XP/Vista/7/8 both 32 & 64 bit). I'm testing VM software, so I cant just use a VM.
Is it possible to multi-boot all this from ...
0
votes
0answers
15 views
An Error Occurred Installing Boot Loader (SLES 10.1)
I am trying to install SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) SP 1 onto a server but I'm having an issue with the bootloader.
I go through the install, more a less default options except Gnome Desktop ...
1
vote
2answers
66 views
fix kernel on Xen Server hypervisor vps
I have a cloud server hosted at Rackspace, and they use Xen Server hypervisor. I was running Ubuntu 12.04, and really messed up by attempting to do a release upgrade manually.
The hypervisor ...
1
vote
0answers
21 views
Can I run a 64bit Debian Linux without VT-x on VMWare or Oracle VBox? [duplicate]
I am running a Debian 64bit version with its default GRUB loader and kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64.
By pressing e I can get into a mini-emacs to edit the GRUB loader script.
The CPU I would like to run the ...
0
votes
2answers
64 views
Strange Ubuntu boot up warning
I have a VM (Xen based), I can boot up the machine but there are some warning during the boot up.
Are they normal? If not, how to solved?
md: Scanned 0 and added 0 devices. ...
0
votes
1answer
127 views
RHEL 6.4 custom dvd boot issue
I'm creating a custom RHEL 6.4 iso to save myself time while rebuilding standalone hosts.
Before I customize the menus and add the extra kickstart files in I have tried a simple unpack -> repack to ...
0
votes
1answer
29 views
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdam1
When upgrading the kernel I get:
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdam1.
Check your device.map.
Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/sdam1 failed.
Please report this ...
0
votes
0answers
99 views
CentOS 6 won't load default (new) kernel, loads (another) older one instead
I am having a weird issue with a CentOS 6 system.
I have upgraded the kernel twice now and when I reboot the system it still loads the older kernel. I also had a dc tech watch the screen as it ...
1
vote
0answers
49 views
GRUB is not loading - error: two disks with number 3
After rebooting my Debian 6.0 server I am getting these errors on load (captured it through kvm console):
error: found two disks with number 3
error: superfluous RAID member (2 found)
error: file not ...
1
vote
1answer
434 views
CentOS 6 Xen guest fails to boot after 'yum update'. Kernel?
I Seem to be having an issue with a Xen guest not booting after a yum update.
DomU Configuration:
#kernel = '/boot/solus-vmlinuz'
#ramdisk = '/boot/solus-initrd.img'
bootloader = ...
1
vote
1answer
76 views
Does Ubuntu 12.04 LTS support booting from RAID 6?
I'm setting up a new Ubuntu server using 12.04.2 LTS. I have five drives that I am setting up in a RAID 6 with LVM. Can I use this for bootup? Or should I make a separate RAID 1 partition for bootup ...
0
votes
1answer
57 views
Ubuntu / GRUB reboot loop
I had to shutdown a server due to a power outage... The machine's been working just fine, an Ubuntu 12.04 box. Now when I boot back up, I get the GRUB 1.99 boot menu with several options, all of which ...
2
votes
1answer
76 views
I'm stuck on choosing the right Linux bootloader for software RAID-10
I'm installing Gentoo on a SOHO server with 4 500GB Hitachi hard drives.
I was able to boot from Live USB, created RAID-10 array /dev/md0 with the following command:
mdadm --create /dev/md0 ...
4
votes
2answers
201 views
mdadm raid 1 grub only on sda
I just finished setting up a CentOS 6.3 64bit server with mdadm however a lightbulb went on and I realised grub would only be installed on the first drive which is about as much use and an ashtray on ...
1
vote
3answers
299 views
Debian boot to single-user mode
I forgot my root password and am attempting to change it by booting into single-user mode, however when booting I get this screen:
Then I press "e" to edit the boot configuration and I get this ...
0
votes
0answers
61 views
Server panic after configuring the memory usage for kdump
I tried to set up the kdump on my CentOS 5.8 system.
I tried editing the /boot/grub/grub.conf
and insert the line crashkernel=auto between the kernel and initrd entry.
Then proceed on editing ...
0
votes
0answers
144 views
multiboot usb stick [closed]
I am trying to create a multiboot USB stick. I would like to have on a single USB stick more than one Linux distribution, like ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-server, debian, debian-live-rescue, and so on.
I ...
1
vote
0answers
63 views
Fresh debian squeeze software raid install wont boot
I am following these instructions:
http://www.iprobot.net/linux-tutorial/how-to-setup-software-raid-in-debian-ubuntu/
(I used debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-gnome-desktop.iso and DD'd that onto a usb key, ...
0
votes
0answers
151 views
Fresh Linux Mint install boot fails - premature end of vmlinuz
I've installed linux mint on a system with 3 hdds. The OS & the bootloader are both installed on the same hdd. When trying to boot up, I get the following error:
error: premature end of file ...
0
votes
1answer
298 views
How to setup grub for raid-1 on already setup 12.04?
Final objective: Two disks, one old, one new. Need to setup raid-1 without re-installing ubuntu. System is Ubuntu 12.04. Note that I am trying everything in a virtual machine (virtualbox)
What I have ...
4
votes
0answers
211 views
X86 Solaris boot failure
We had a power outage last weekend that seems to have done some very bad things to one of our x86 Solaris machines. It is refusing to boot, and dropping me to the "grub>" prompt when started. I can ...
0
votes
1answer
61 views
How is GRUB config is read before filesystem is mounted?
During Linux booting how is the contents of grub.conf read since the file system is not mounted yet?
0
votes
3answers
69 views
Boot another OS e.g. Windows *once* on a dual-boot machine
I have a dual-boot machine with Windows and Linux on it. It doesn't reside at my hand, instead , it's placed in the datacenter which I have to access remotely. For most of time, I work on Linux. But ...
0
votes
0answers
106 views
Grub2 and Debian on /dev/sdb
I've got a problem with an old dell poweredge 2950 installing debian squeeze.
The raid controller is setting up the volume group as /dev/sdb.
During the installation process grub wants to be ...
-2
votes
2answers
265 views
centos 6.2 grub fails with a black screen with a blinking cursor, but works when manually entering boot command line
At $work we have a custom install of CentOS 6.2 (a pre-prepped image with a reduced set of packages).
The normal CentOS 6.2 install works fine.
The custom one fails to boot as follows:
grub starts ...
0
votes
1answer
44 views
How do I skip the installation of grub in my VPS?
I am upgrading Ubuntu 11.04 to Ubuntu 11.10 and it asks me to install grub, I do not want to do so as I am in a VPS, how can I skip installation of grub ?
If I close the session, then it shows ...
0
votes
1answer
220 views
Why can't execute GRUB command on Debian Squeeze 2.6 with GRUB already installed?
I installed Debian Squeeze 2.6 (on a recently bought server) with a software RAID1. During installation I installed GRUB loader (1.9 version). System boots OK with GRAB loader
BUT right after ...
2
votes
1answer
244 views
Linux server not booting after rebuilding software RAID
I have a dedicated server at 1and1 with a software RAID. I believe it's running CentOS. The hardware team at 1and1 replaced the secondary hard drive (sdb) and then I followed these instructions to ...
0
votes
1answer
608 views
grub does not use settings from /etc/default/grub
I setup a new ubuntu quantal system and edited /etc/default/grub as follows:
# If you change this file, run update-grub afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
...
0
votes
1answer
456 views
How do I get rid of my duplicate GRUB entries? (Ubuntu 12.10, RAID1)
I have a Dell R300 machine running Ubuntu 12.10:
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal
$ uname -a
...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Cannot install grub to RAID1 (md0)
I have a RAID1 array on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and my /sda HDD has been replaced several days ago. I use this commands to replace:
# go to superuser
sudo bash
# see RAID state
mdadm -Q -D /dev/md0
# ...
0
votes
3answers
177 views
Update Grub In Another filesystem
My cloud server hosted in Rackspace stopped working after I installed some GUI application in Ubuntu 12.04 which automatically installed it's dependency package ubuntu-desktop (or some other similar ...
0
votes
0answers
206 views
How to troubleshoot EC2 fails to reboot?
I really don't understand EC2, or whether it actually uses GRUB to boot my Ubuntu server, but trying to boot my instance gives the following log output:
Fri Oct 26 17:05:57 UTC 2012: shutting down ...
0
votes
1answer
155 views
Booting Fedora guest VBox on /dev/mapper/vg0-fc17-root [closed]
I already have the following logical volumes:
host:/dev/mapper/vg0-fc17-boot (guestOS:/dev/hdb) formatted as ext4 (no partition table)
host:/dev/mapper/vg0-fc17-root (guestOS:/dev/hdc) formatted as ...
1
vote
1answer
670 views
Rackspace Ubuntu 12.04 server stuck in initramfs after kernel upgrade
Can't boot after I did a aptitude full-upgrade and let it update menu.lst (did a diff first and it looked good).
This is what I've done so far in the BusyBox shell:
mkdir /tmp/xvda1
mount /dev/xvda1 ...
0
votes
0answers
195 views
Custom grub config hangs at the prompt
Please I need help with this custom grub:
default=0
timeout=20
fallback=1
title Remote Install
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz_remote lang=en_US keymap=us ...
0
votes
1answer
107 views
Installing a custom 'non-rpm' kernel in CentOS 6
I've built a custom kernel using kernel.org, it has no .rpm file. How do I manually:
Install the Modules to /lib/modules (make moduleinstall or something?)
Make the initial ramdisk
Update grub
I ...
0
votes
1answer
78 views
How to make a bootable USB out of my VPS?
I copied a backup of my entire VPS (Debian on OpenVZ) on a USB drive, and want to boot from this USB to test something on my server (in fact its duplicate). However, there is no nothing in the boot ...
1
vote
0answers
275 views
Server problems after upgrade [closed]
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server at home. It was working fine utile yesterday when I did an apt-get upgrade.
First problem : grub timeout is disabled. Bootup hangs on grub.
Second problem : the ...
0
votes
0answers
2k views
How to boot with RAID 1 in GRUB rescue?
Basic working system details:
I used the Ubuntu 12.04 server CD to install a server.
I have 2 disks. I made a raid 1 array just like in ubuntu server guide :
...
0
votes
1answer
583 views
xvd device support with Gentoo running in Xen HVM guest
I'm trying to install Gentoo into a Xen HVM guest. Everything went fine with the install up to the point where you do the grub-install. Apparently, grub does not know about block devices labeled ...
0
votes
1answer
2k views
Solaris10 x86 mirror. Making second disk booteable when failure
Did a mirror (RAID1) with Solaris 10 in x86. Everything OK. Now, I´m trying to make the second disk booteable, this is: from grub or in case of failure of disk1.
I edited /boot/grub/menu.lst:
...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
How do I set the default kernel parameters in CentOS for all existing and future kernels?
I'd like to remove the rhgb and quiet kernel parameters which are used by default when the kernel is booted in CentOS 6, but I want this to apply to all currently installed kernels as well as any ...
0
votes
1answer
95 views
Software to automate physical provisioning of GRUB, linux, windows, dualboot
Is there software that can help automate (or make it repeatable) setting up PC's or lab servers where the setup includes GRUB for bootloading multi-boot for Windows, Debian, CentOS, etc.
I was ...
2
votes
1answer
220 views
Move grub from USB to HDD
I install Ubuntu from USB. After complete installation I reboot my PC, remove flash frive and try to boot to linux. But I can't. because grub installed into flash drive and I see text:
grub ...
2
votes
1answer
255 views
Error 5 partition table invalid or corrupt
I'm trying to add a second SSD to a Centos 6 system. But I get the Error 5 partition table invalid or corrupt at boot.
The system already has a single SSD (sdb) and a pair of HDDs (sd{a,c}) in a ...
0
votes
2answers
446 views
Restore GRUB after Windows installation (Arch Linux)
After installing Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on a machine running Arch Linux the MBR became rewritten (I do not think GRUB has been uninstalled). Arch is now unbootable except if I use the live-CD to boot, ...
2
votes
2answers
801 views
How to boot GRUB2 so it mounts “root” on a different drive (remote server without kvm switch)
Summary:
I created a copy of the root file system on a raid array (with one disk on it), and im trying to get the system to boot off that newly copied drive.
Background:
2 disks of same size in ...
2
votes
1answer
806 views
Grub2 reports physical volume pv0 not found when probing/installing
I upgraded a Ubuntu Maverick to Precise server but I get the following error while updating grub:
error: physical volume pv0 not found.
Now, for my system I have /dev/sda through /dev/sde
...
