RH9, Ghost, GRUB Error

[Raistlin1022]

I'm creating a Ghost Image of a Red Hat 9 Linux computer. I successfully installed/configured RH9, then went through the proper motions to create a Ghost image.

I then pushed the image back down to a test computer (actually the same physical computer the image was created on with a different hard drive). The image appeared to apply correctly, but upon booting the process hangs immediately after the POST.

Specifically:

Verifying DMI Pool Data

GRUB _

and those 2 lines are it.

Any ideas?

Note: I'm cross-posting this under Linux Servers and Linux Clients forums.

Thanks

Damon Garn
Technical Instructor
MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Linux+, Network+, Security+

 

[sbrews]

Sounds like the stage 2 GRUB loader is either missing or corrupted.

I ran into this a while back and was able to "fix" it by building a grub boot floppy and reinstalling grub to the MBR.

http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub-0.92/html_node/Installing-GRUB-natively.html#Installing GRUB natively

while this wont help fix the overall ghost restore, it will help you figure out if the ghost image is otherwise ok.

 

[fluid11]

I would boot from a boot floppy, or from the Red Hat CD and enter into rescue mode. From there, I would try to re-install GRUB.

fdisk /mbr
grub-install

ChrisP

 

[fluid11]

...nevermind that fdisk command, I think it only works in DOS. The /sbin/grub-install command alone should wipe out the MBR and reinstall GRUB.

 

[patrckb]

I had the same error.

According to the Symantic Knowledge Base compatability chart(

http://www.symantec.com/search/

search term "linux"), Ghost 8 is the only version of Ghost that is supported to backup Red Hat 9.

I ugraded my Ghost and I was successful.

Patrick

Patrick Bartkus, CCNP, CNX, SCM Sr. Network Engineer
GA Dept of Labor IT Network Services
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