Grub boot menu not loading..

[dafrechdax]

Hi guys,

I'm a new user of Suse 10.2 and Im having a bit of trouble. Basically, I had everything working and then tried switching my drives around (windows xp and linux) to try and get dual boot - I was also monkeying around with Menu.lst

Basically when i gave up and tried starting my linux hard drive, it doesnt show the graphic boot menu anymore - it comes up with a GNU GRUB screen with a kind of command prompt:

grub>

Is there any way I can get it to load up the graphical menu so i can get back into linux and undo what i put at the end of the menu.lst?

My Linux is on the only hard drive in my system (1 partition) - Primary Master IDE cable.

Thanks a lot for any help in advance..

[dafrechdax]

Bit of a followup - I tried the install CD and to do a repair, but it says I don't have any Linux partitions on my hard drives..
Time for a reinstall, right?

I wasn't aware I could wipe a partition by adding a coupla lines to menu.lst!!

[valemon]

You could reinstall grub. try booting a livecd and check the partition
Generally if something works don't mess with it...

[Juan Pablo]

I wasn't aware I could wipe a partition by adding a coupla lines to menu.lst!!

I think you haven't wiped your drive, boot with a live cd and mount the partition manually, then edit menu.lst and revert the changes you made

[devils casper]

Basically when i gave up and tried starting my linux hard drive, it doesnt show the graphic boot menu anymore - it comes up with a GNU GRUB screen with a kind of command prompt:

grub>

execute 'find /boot/grub/stage1' at grub> prompt and post output here.

[dafrechdax]

Hey guys - many thanks for for the quick responses... Much appreciated..

I ran the:
find /boot/grub/stage1/ command and it said:

Error 15: File Not Found

Unfortunately, I'm not exactly sure how I can mount a volume as I can't get into the proper console - When I put my original DVD in, it tells me I have the toption to boot off the HD (useless), 3 install options, and a rescue option. Would I mount a disk in the rescue prompt?

[devils casper]

select rescue option and execute fdisk -l command. post output here.

[dafrechdax]

disk /dev/hdb: 7683MB, 7683637248 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 934 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/hdb1 1 97 779121 82 Linux swap/Solaris
/dev/hdb2 * 98 934 6723202+93 Amoeba

Disk /dev/sda:130MB, 130940928 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 499 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = 262144 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/sda * 1 499 127727 6 FAT16
Partition 1 has difference physical/logical endings:
phys=(497, 15, 32) logical=(498, 15, 31)

[devils casper]

/dev/hdb2 * 98 934 6723202+93 Amoeba

did you mess up with partitions? its possible to fix this problem but if you dont have important data in SuSe, re-install would be the best option.
select rescue option again and execute this

less /boot/grub/menu.lst
less /etc/fstab

post output here.

[dafrechdax]

Ok - thanks a lot guys - I think I'll just reinstall.
Cheers for the help though...