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Re: [Xen-users] Xen server boots. Machine just says "grub"



On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:34 AM, StefanLasiewski
<mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Today, I powered up the box. The box boots, the disks spin, and then I get
> to a point where the screen just says "GRUB". (Nothing after the word
> "GRUB").
>
> Is there a Xen-specific way to fix this?

Not really. Xen stuff comes to play after grub reads menu.lst, which
in your case it doesn't seem to be able to do.

> I was planning to restore grub
> using a common method -- boot from a LiveCD or Installation disk, and
> reinstall Grub using 'grub-install'. However, I wanted to check first since
> I'm still trying to figure out how the Bootloader, Kernel, Xen and hardware
> all interact.
>
> Is this the appropriate fix for a Xen server? I am reading posts from other
> people that suggest that 'grub-install' blew away some portion of their Xen
> installation.

Which posts?

-- 
Fajar

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