Re: Backup system drive copy won't boot GRUB

Boot in rescue mode, chroot to the backup drive and reinstall the kernel...? I'm suspecting you need to update your initrd. I've had similar problems and that was the missing link. Spot on! Man, you likely saved me HOURS more work struggling with this - whew. Thank you VERY much for

Re: Backup system drive copy won't boot GRUB

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 05:54:34PM -0400, Brett Charbeneau wrote: > I'd be grateful for any help anyone can find time to give! > I'm getting ready to upgrade my system from sarge to etch. I boot > from an IDE drive and keep /home and /var on SCSI disk. My sarge > install is > p

Backup system drive copy won't boot GRUB

I'd be grateful for any help anyone can find time to give! I'm getting ready to upgrade my system from sarge to etch. I boot from an IDE drive and keep /home and /var on SCSI disk. My sarge install is presently using the 2.6.8-4-686-smp linux-image. Before I get into the actual upgrade