GRUB Loading Stage 2..Problem

**FeatherMonkey** · 02-Jul-2009, 03:16

OK no need but I'm going to stumble through this a little bit as it is a while since I did this, I did wonder think this rescue or ramfs can never remember.

No need not even sure if you could install su any way ...

What you're at is a very limited toolset now I'll need the errors if this doesn't go as simple as I hope.

Firstly you just seem to have / on sda so hoping ..
login which iirc is as root

Code:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
chroot /mnt
yast

In yast try reinstalling the kernel first see if that helps. It may but not sure it will if not then go for yast and bootloader.

If you get a problem with the chroot then give me the error message it is possible we'll need to bind some directories before chrooting.

**doughboy** · 02-Jul-2009, 03:35

I do have the DVD.
I did everything it told me to, and now it says:

Code:

GRUB Loading stage1.5..
GRUB loading, please wait...

**FeatherMonkey** · 02-Jul-2009, 03:40

OK so what have you done(I can't see I guess you mean repair and it said a problem with bootloader)

If so then you'll have to either do as caf said(Though without another distro bit hard and pointless) or do as I suggested and create a chrooted environment and fix it from there.

The additional binds you might need are..

Code:

mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts
mount --bind /dev/shm /mnt/dev/shm
mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys

**doughboy** · 02-Jul-2009, 03:58

Hmm, after doing the first 3 commands, the text got a bit weird, but I could of still typed.

I tried mounting, but I kept getting this:
Rescue:/> mount: mount point /mnt/dev does not exist

**FeatherMonkey** · 02-Jul-2009, 04:01

Ok that is where the binds come into it what I was expecting

Code:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts
mount --bind /dev/shm /mnt/dev/shm
mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt
yast

Try that little lot should get rid of the error message. Notice we mount /dev which was the error message.

**doughboy** · 02-Jul-2009, 04:03

Hmm I agree, but it's telling me to specify the filesystem type...?

**FeatherMonkey** · 02-Jul-2009, 04:06

It shouldn't be are you typing exactly and in order.

**doughboy** · 02-Jul-2009, 04:08

Getting it after the first command.
This is what it exactly says:
"Rescue:/> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
Rescue:/> mount: you must specify the filesystem type"

**FeatherMonkey** · 02-Jul-2009, 04:12

Oh well tell it then
mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt

Edit
I also found the wiki page to the approach we're using perhaps the over view may assist.
http://en.opensuse.org/Using_the_res...%28advanced%29