Bug 781871 - Grub2 Arguments to Select GPT or MBR
Summary: Grub2 Arguments to Select GPT or MBR
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora Documentation
Classification: Fedora
Component: install-guide
Version: devel
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Petr Bokoc
QA Contact: Ruediger Landmann
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Reported: 2012-01-15 20:33 UTC by Mark Walker
Modified: 2013-07-31 14:17 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2013-07-31 14:17:24 UTC

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Red Hat Bugzilla 755232 0 unspecified CLOSED grub.cfg empty after F15->F16 upgrade (netinst.iso only?) 2021-02-22 00:41:40 UTC

Description Mark Walker 2012-01-15 20:33:41 UTC 
Description of problem:
The problem is that of ending up at a Grub command line after upgrading, and not knowing what to enter to be able to continue and boot the newly upgraded machine.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 15 upgrade to Fedora 16

How reproducible:
Install or upgrade to Fedora 16

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora 16
2. Try to boot
3. Observe Grub command line
  
Actual results:
User is presented with Grub command line with no further instructions on what to enter next; thus the computer remains unbootable.

Expected results:
Computer should boot normally.

Additional info:
See draft at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Marwalk/drafts
The purpose of this entry is to submit the draft description of how to edit Grub2 to allow the computer to boot after installation of Fedora 16.
Comment 1 Jack Reed 2012-04-30 22:13:28 UTC 
Hi Mark,

Terrific - thanks for reporting this and providing a procedure.

I've incorporated it into the F17 version of the guide. You can read a draft of the new section here - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/Installation_Guide/s2-trouble-grub-command-line.html
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