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* '''Problem:''' When booting '''NST''' from a hard disk install and you see the message: "'''<u>Disk</u> <u>Error</u>'''" (or something similar) on the screen after '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test POST]'''.
 
* '''Problem:''' When booting '''NST''' from a hard disk install and you see the message: "'''<u>Disk</u> <u>Error</u>'''" (or something similar) on the screen after '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test POST]'''.
  
* '''Solution:''' Typically, this is associated with a corrupt '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB grub]''' install and/or '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record MBR]''' on the hard disk. Use this '''HowTo''' to help recreate the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB grub]''' and '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record MBR]''' to help resolve this issue.
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* '''Solution:''' Typically, this is associated with a corrupt '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB grub]''' install and/or '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record MBR]''' on the hard disk. Use this '''HowTo''' to help recreate the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB grub]''' install and '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record MBR]''' to help resolve this issue.
  
  

Revision as of 19:35, 25 October 2009

  • Problem: When booting NST from a hard disk install and you see the message: "Disk Error" (or something similar) on the screen after POST.
  • Solution: Typically, this is associated with a corrupt grub install and/or MBR on the hard disk. Use this HowTo to help recreate the grub install and MBR to help resolve this issue.


This HowTo shows the steps one can used to recreate a corrupt grub boot loader and/or MBR on an NST system. Start by booting up "NST Live" or NST on a "USB Flash Drive" hard disk install. This example assumes the corrupt grub and/or MBR is on the disk associated with device name: "/dev/sda" were partition: "/dev/sda1" is used for grub and the MBR is on "/dev/sda" sector 0.

  • 1) Make sure that there are no mounts using the "/boot" mount point:
[root@probe ~]# df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vg_probe-lv_root
                     235338552   4335136 228613664   2% /
/dev/sdb1               198337     22358    165739  12% /boot
tmpfs                  1419416         0   1419416   0% /dev/shm
[root@probe ~]#


  • 2) Unmount "/boot" if currently mounted:
[root@probe ~]# umount -v /boot
/dev/sdb1 umounted
[root@probe ~]#