grub issue !!

[massimomm]

I've installed FC4 on my server, but i've forgotten to install grub loader and so on, after the installation i've Boot from my Linux CD, and..
Type in linux rescue
Select the language, then select the keyboard type
I've dropped into the rescue console
in the command line, type in chroot /mnt/sysimage
The type in | grub-install /dev/hda
but after reboot, the grub loader appears like this:
-- gnu grub version 0.95 --
[ minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB list possible commend completion. anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename.]
BASH>_
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I wonder what does is it happens !!! why does the classic grub menu doesn't appears ?
in this situation linux does't start, and i don't know what can i do !!

Thanks Massimo

[daneel971]

why does the classic grub menu doesn't appears

well, because

i've forgotten to install grub loader

your grub is fully functional, but you don't have any grub.conf in your /boot/grub directory, so you have to manually write it.
As for booting from the grub commandline, you need to set the root device, the kernel and initrd paths.

[massimomm]

Originally Posted by daneel971

you need to set the root device, the kernel and initrd paths.

how con i do this ? could you explain me ?

thanks

[daneel971]

This is an example; you have to fix it according to your configuration. Let's say that you installed linux on hda2 (your /), being hda1 mounted on /boot); I assume no LVM. Remember that grub counts hard disk and partitions from 0.
At the grub prompt type

root (hd0,0)

this is the device where the kernel is - hit enter; then type

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 ro root=/dev/hda2

hit enter; then type

initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.ing

hit enter; then type

boot

hit enter - Linux will boot.

[massimomm]

Thanks !! now it works !!