On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:28:04 -0500, Phil Schaffner
<Philip.R.Schaffner(a)nasa.gov> wrote:
Starting a new thread as the last related one "Re: Grub install
broken
after kernel update" seemed to be generating more heat than light.
The problem (which seems to be similar to another one mentioned in the
thread mentioned above):
Installed a new larger/faster SATA disk, copied/configured/booted FC3
installation, and attempted to reconfigure grub to use the new /boot
partition. Attempting to run grub or grub-install to update boot record
results in "Segmentation fault". The old MBR is not changed. Cannot
create a grub floppy either due to segfault, although a grub floppy
created on a i686 system can be used to boot the x86_64 smp system, as
can the instance of grub created by anaconda on the original SATA disk.
Not sure if this may be an x86_64smp, or a SATA problem, or ???. The
problem has persisted through multiple kernel upgrades. Details can be
seen in the Bugzilla report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=147600
Any suggestions appreciated, as would be any comments or action on the
Bugzilla item.
Thanks,
Phil
Here's something that you could try. Uninstall the x86_64 grub and
install the i386 version instead. "yum remove grub" and then "yum
install grub.i386" should work. Then try doing the root, setup and
see what happens. It might could help narrow down the problem.
Jonathan