[wellylug] A "simple" install

[Kingsley G. Morse Jr.]

Hi Adam,

My humble suggestions are:

1.) Keep a computer working so you can search
Google's web and usenet indices for answers while
you work on the net install box. Searching for the
exact error message in double quotes is great.

2.) You can always re-install. When I was learning
linux, and debian, practicing re-installing gave
me confidence that I could administer the box even
if my horoscope said "kaboom".

3.) Boot from a live CD, like sidux or knoppix,
and experiment with chroot and different ways of
re-installing grub.

Thanks,
Kingsley

On 07/06/09 02:18, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi, I have just done a debian 501 netinst but keep getting
> grub error msg "Error 15: File not found".I understand the
> solution to be rescue mode, chroot /mnt/sysimage, grub-install
> --recheck /dev/hda, exit", but have not been able to mount a
> rescue mode terminal. Latest reinstall ended with msg "No boot
> loader has been installed .. You  will need to boot manually
> with the vmlinuz kernel on parition /dev/hda1 and
> root=/dev/hda1 passed as a kernel argument" .. but grub was
> autoinstalled and I keep getting the "Error 15" msg again.
> What is a guy to do ?
> 
> Adam.
> 
> 
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