Bug 754852

Summary:	System CANNOT boot after Fedora 16 Install.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Shaun Andrew <shaun.andrew>
Component:	grub2	Assignee:	Peter Jones <pjones>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	16	CC:	brian.broussard, dennis, mads, pjones, the.ridikulus.rat
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Description Shaun Andrew 2011-11-17 21:50:29 UTC

Description of problem:
System CANNOT boot. Stops at grub console prompt. (???)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install Fedora 16
2. boot Fedora 16
3.
  
Actual results:
Boot goes no further than grub console.

Expected results:
System should boot all the way to the Graphical Login.

Additional info:
Fedora 16 is FRUSTRATING!!!  One should not have to become an expert in GPT Boot process in order to correct bad install configuration.

Comment 1 Mads Kiilerich 2011-11-17 22:06:42 UTC

How DID you install Fedora?

What choices did you make? Did the installer respond in strange ways?

What hardware are you using? New or old or anything special?

Comment 2 brian.broussard 2011-11-28 16:41:35 UTC

Issue: 

Load F16 Using F16 x86_64 DVD
pointing to local Yum repository up to date as of 11/28/2011 
pointed to 
      fedora/releases/16/Fedora/x86_64/os
      fedora/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os
      fedora/updates/16/x86_64/

Location of grub2:
/var/ftp/pub/fedora/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/grub2-1.99-12.fc16.x86_64.rpm
/var/ftp/pub/fedora/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/drpms/grub2-1.99-10.fc16_1.99-12.fc16.x86_64.drpm
/var/ftp/pub/fedora/releases/16/Fedora/x86_64/os/Packages/grub2-1.99-12.fc16.x86_64.rpm


loading only
%packages
@core
@online-docs
%end

results
system hangs and does not reboot
Power off unit 
system come back up and receive following message

GRUB LOADING
Welcome to GRUB!

error: ELF header smaller than expected.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue>

Comment 3 brian.broussard 2011-11-28 16:44:40 UTC

note load from DVD works... ie not pointing at repository 

note load from DVD point only to fedora/releases/16/Fedora/x86_64/os on the yum server it works...

Comment 4 Mads Kiilerich 2012-04-16 22:07:48 UTC

The boot loader was apparently not installed correctly. Some anaconda logs can probably tell what happened. Do you still see this issue? (I guess not ...) Or can you reproduce it with f17 beta?

Comment 5 Shaun Andrew 2012-04-17 12:40:50 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> The boot loader was apparently not installed correctly. Some anaconda logs can
> probably tell what happened. Do you still see this issue? (I guess not ...) Or
> can you reproduce it with f17 beta?

You are correct Mads.
     I had installed F16 with the "Custom" Option.  Under the "Custom" Option F16's Anaconda does not do the GPT partition formatting for the user.   I had to learn enough GPT to size and format the partition properly.  My install booted once I learned GPT enough to apply it to the new boot partition.

     The Fedora community is to be commended for its constant improvements and innovations.  In the past I have lost sight of that, and I would sometimes get frustrated with updates and new installs.  Fedora is making much progress, and I thank you and your team for all that you do.