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ok, this time around in the install. i do everything just fine..no errors no nothing
i did everything stated in the guide on gentoo.org. but now. when i go to ...
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- 09-02-2003 #1Linux User
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about to give up on gentoo......
ok, this time around in the install. i do everything just fine..no errors no nothing
i did everything stated in the guide on gentoo.org. but now. when i go to boot i get this really messy screen to select my OS so i hit enter being BARELY able to read it but i know it said "linux" then it goes through the scrolling text like on any other distro...still distorted and unreadable. and then it just stops after a while...leaving the lights on my KB blinking....im using GRUB...and i dont know how to ONLY change the bootloader without reinstalling the whole damn thing.
i am quite angry right now. and if i dont get this resolved soon. im going back to slackware.
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What does grub.conf look like?
- 09-02-2003 #3Linux User
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well it DID look like this.
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.4.20-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hde3
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.4.20-gentoo-r6
but for somereason when i come back into it its cleared...but i know it WAS working because i got the grub load screen. where it says grub then the version and whatnot...
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In what way is the screen distorted, and when does it become like that? Can you describe the distortions (or take a picture of the monitor)?
What are you using the initrd for?
- 09-02-2003 #5Linux User
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ok i gave up./.. im back on slackware now...because gentoo was giving me too many problems...not worth the agrivation. but i DID find out why the bootloader wouldnt look right...it was because of me not putting in this line
thanks for all the help thoughCode:vga=xxx(788)
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Since we are talking about GRUB, can anyone tell me if /etc/grub.conf is symlink to /boot/grub/menu.lst?
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- 09-02-2003 #7Linux Guru
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That's different in virtually every distro. In RH, I don't even have those files, I just have /boot/grub/grub.conf and nothing more.
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Hmm, I could have swore that I used /etc/grub.conf in Red Hat 7.x.
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- 09-02-2003 #9Linux Guru
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Now that you mention it, it actually is there. I haven't seen it before, actually. Anyway, on my system it's a symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf.
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in Gentoo Yes....
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