On Fri February 23 2007 08:55, Chris Lale wrote: > I am trying to make a CDROM Grub boot disc so that I can boot my system > if the MBR is overwritten or the default partition is removed. > > I made an eltorito CD with stage2_eltorito and my menu.lst file in the > CD's /boot/grub using the instructions in the manual at > http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Making-a-GRUB-bootable-CD >_002dROM.html#Making-a-GRUB-bootable-CD_002dROM > > The CD boots and the blue menu is displayed, but none of the menu items > will boot anything. These are the messages on the screen: > > Booting 'Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-686' > > root (hd0,5) > Filesystem type is extfs, partition type 0x83 > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-3-686 root=/dev/hda6 ro > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1e00, size=0x131990] > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686 > [Linux-initrd @ 0xfb37000, 0x4a8421 bytes] > savedefault > > Error 15: File not found > > Press any key to continue... > > > Pressing a key returns me to the menu. Trying again always results in > > Booting 'Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-686' > > Error 25: Disk read error > > Press any key to continue... > > > Can anyone please suggest why Grub does not boot the system?
I can't see anything wrong with the above.. but the latest etch install disks do have a rescue mode so you can boot that way if need be. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
