question with GRUB bootloader in Fedora-16 alpha

Today I installed Fedora-16 alpha for the x86_64

architecture.  The install went fine.  I added the Livna.org

software repository in /etc/yum.repos.d/ as “livna.repo”.

After rebooting, grub falls in rescue mode.  After

using the Live CD to re-install, as root I tried to run

‘system-config-boot’  and I get this error message:

“Error reading /boot/grub/grub.conf. “

So for  now, as I haven’t solved this problem, I’ll reboot

only occasionally to avoid reinstalling from the Live CD.

The question is how to configure grub. conf ?

My Answer:  (what worked for me)

As root:

# yum install grub2

#yum update grub2

[Comment:  that way, I have latest, now stable, grub2 pack.]

Then we need to configure …

# cd   /boot/grub2/

# mv grub.cfg  arxived_grub.cfg

[Comment:  backup & move old grub.cfg ]

# grub2-mkconfig > my_test_config

[Comment: run command for the New grub.cfg ...]

If all Ok in  the file my_test_config, then:

#   cp my_test_config  grub.cfg 

[ Comment: if grub.cfg in  /boot/grub2/ and

 arxived_grub.cfg  also in /boot/grub2/   look  quite similar

and grub.cfg looks 'clean' [no junk text], the maybe all Ok. ]

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# ls -l /etc/grub2.cfg    gives the  output:

lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 22 Aug 16 18:42 /etc/grub2.cfg -> ../boot/grub2/grub.cfg

[ Comment:    info. message  ].

So, that worked for me and after reboot,  had the grub menu

to choose what to load.

David Bernier