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James L
Asked: 2014-07-11 10:01:23 +0800 CST

Grub giving Error 2: Bad file or directory when I try to locate the kernel

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I'm trying to boot a VM with grub-legacy and I'm getting a grub prompt.

If I run root (hd0,0) it says Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83, but then if I do kernel /TAB it says Error 2: Bad file or directory type, same for (hd0,1). Any idea?

I've tried find /boot/grub/stage1 and it says file not found.

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1 Answers

  1. Turns out /boot/grub/device.map didn't match my layout, it had (hd0) as /dev/sda instead of /dev/vda. Fixing this, then booting it with a rescue CD and running through grub-setup again fixed it.

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