Re: [Mactel-linux-users] trashed refit

[Geoffrey M. <li...@se...>]

Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>>> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>>>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and
>>>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to
>>>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go
>>>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess
>>>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon,
>>>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can
>>>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix
>>>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I
>>>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed
>>>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem?
>>>>
>>>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu
>>> there should be an option to sync the partitions.
>>> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo
>>
>> Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync?
>>
>>>
>>> hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Justin P. Mattock
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu
> screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);.
> 
> I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong).
> over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda*
> which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with lilo);
> keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a 
> separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, 
> like what fedora does)

That was it!  I'd put grub in the wrong place.  Justin, I owe you a 
beer!  Actually a six pack.  Wonder if I can order that on the internet?

> 
> hope this helps.
> 
> Justin P. Mattock
> 


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Until later, Geoffrey

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