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Date:      Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:07:17 +0100 (WEST)
From:      freebsd@anjos.strangled.net
To:        norbert@augenstein.net
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GRUB does not boot FreeBSD after installworld ...
Message-ID:  <200603291907.k2TJ7HHj003882@compaq.anjos.strangled.net>

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> From: Norbert Augenstein <norbert@augenstein.net>
> Subject: GRUB does not boot FreeBSD after installworld ...
>
> HI,
>
> i have updatete to 6.1-PRERELEASE and after the "installworld" step GRUB
> is unable to boot FreeBSD.

Perhaps it wasn't the installworld step that caused this...
The boot record isn't touched...

> After i did the installworld and rebooted the GRUB error was:
>
> 23 : Error while parsing number
>
> I have reinstalled the standard FreeBSD loader for now.
>
> Booting with a GRUB boot-floppy i am able to start either XP or Linux
> but trying to start FreeBSD the system just reboots, no errormessage.
>
> I have already tried to install GRUB to MBR again, but no go, the system
> just reboots if i try to start FreeBSD.
>
> Any ideas?

How are you installing grub? From floppy?
What are your configuration files?

-- 
Miguel



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