Harry Putnam writes:
> Installing unifont was no help at all:
I am able to install the older grub
grub-0.97-r14 installed without issue.
Harry Putnam writes:
> Now we'll see how it goes. ... more later...
Installing unifont was no help at all:
emerge -v grub:
[...]
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -o build-grub-mkfont
-I/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r6/work/grub-2.02~
Stroller writes:
> On Sat, 13 December 2014, at 9:58 pm, Harry Putnam wrote:
>>
>> can't open file ./unifont.pcf, index 0: error 2: unknown file format
>
> Top hit when googling this message is the GRUB bugs database, which links to
> b.g.o.
>
> • http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?40330
> • https:
Harry Putnam writes:
> I'm trying the next lower version... that is still a beta version as I
> write.. Maybe better end result... will post
grub-(~)2.02_beta2-r6... ended in failure as posted.
grub-2.02_beta2-r ended in the same errors and failure
Now trying grub-2.00_p5107-r2
A different f
Neil Bothwick writes:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:34:34 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
>
>> Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox
>> guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing
>> a boot-loader?
>
> GRUB2 for a BIOS based system, that or Gummiboot
On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Grant Edwards
wrote:
>
> Can you even still build a kernel that will boot directly from a raw
> floppy?
>
It does contain the bootloader, but all it does is tell you to
bugger_off_msg. Yes, you can go ahead and grep the arch/boot
directory for that.
So, no, you
On 2014-12-13, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Once a long time gentoo user returning after about 2 yrs and have
> forgotten nearly everything I ever new about gentoo.
>
> Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox
> guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns install
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