[rear-users] recover mbr

[Gratien D'haese]

This is a query to all rear users who have issues with recovering GRUB to
open an issue for it at
github.com:
https://github.com/rear/rear/issues

I've read entries like the
one below, but I've talked to people using the SLES 11 SP2 who don't have
problems.
That is troubling me - are there issues with SLES 11 or not, and
if yes, with which versions (and SPs)?
I would like to see them listed up.
So, to everyone who encountered problems with restoring GRUB on SLES open
an issue please (or append if one should exist already).

Thank you very
much,
Gratien

On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:34:50 +0200, "Kai-Olaf Pieth"
wrote:
> On my SLES11 SP2 install i had to edit /etc/grub.conf because it
was simply
> wrong.
> 
> /etc/grub.conf looked like this after regular
SLES11 setup:
> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0,0)
(hd0,0)
> quit
> 
> grub then says:
> Running "embed
/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not
> fatal)
> 
> But
yes, it is fatal because the system won't boot
> 
> I had to edit it like
this:
> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd0,0)
> quit
>

> grub then says:
> Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 17
sectors are embedded.
> 
> I've seen a lot of different /etc/grub.conf's on
SLES10 Systems that are
> not
> working, or not working with rear, another
example:
> root (hd0,0)
> install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /grub/stage1
(hd0,0) /grub/stage2 0x8000
> (hd0,0)/grub/menu.lst
> quit
> 
> Mit
freundlichen Grüßen 
> Kai-Olaf Pieth
> 
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[mailto:rear-users-bounces at lists.relax-and-recover.org] Im Auftrag von
>
Dirk.Lohmann at Bertelsmann.de
> Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Oktober 2012 07:33
>
An: rear-users at lists.relax-and-recover.org
> Betreff: Re: [rear-users]
recover mbr
> 
> HI,
> now i tryed again and i could saw this messages
> 
>

> 
> 
> Dirk Lohmann 
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:
rear-users-bounces at lists.relax-and-recover.org
>
[mailto:rear-users-bounces at lists.relax-and-recover.org] Im Auftrag von
>
Jeroen Hoekx
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 18. Oktober 2012 12:53
> An:
Relax-and-Recover users list
> Betreff: Re: [rear-users] recover mbr
> 
>
Hello Dirk,
> 
> 2012/10/18 :
>> This is working until I reboot the Server
then I have to repair the mbr
>> fist.
>> 
>> I am using HP Proliant GEN8
with SELS11 SP2.
>> 
>> Could it be that there is an BUG ? Or have I to do
some magic commands ?
> 
> Which Relax-and-Recover version are you using?
>

> Usually the 'rear recover' command will tell you when it failed to
>
install grub. Which grub version are you using? Or another bootloader?
> 
>
For SLES, we use the bootloader information in
> /etc/sysconfig/bootloader
and /etc/grub.conf . If the information in
> there no longer applies,
things can fail.
> 
> So please open an issue on github and put the 'rear
-D recover'
> logfile in a gist and link it from the bug report.
> 
>
Thanks,
> 
> Jeroen
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