I am trying to install precise-5.7-retro.iso onto my eeePC 701 (4G).
I was able to get it running fine from the USB, but then when I loaded GRUB onto the hard disk sda1, it started this bizarre behaviour:
GRUB loading stage 2
Starting up
...
Precise Puppy Linux
Linux 3.2.48 [i686 arc]
jeff-701 login: root (automatic login)
login[11491]: root login on 'tty1'
Creating a ramdisk and populating with a Linux environment...
# Performing a pivot_root to the ramdisk...
- and it stops there.
If I enter CTRL-c, I get a command prompt "#".
"pwd" shows I am at /root
"ls" gives the response "-bash: /bin/ls: No such file or directory".
"exit" gives the response "logout", then:
"can't open /dev/tty1: No such file or directory
can't open /dev/tty1: No such file or directory
can't open /dev/tty1: No such file or directory
can't open /dev/tty1: No such file or directory
can't open /dev/tty1: No such file or directory
...."
- forever. I have to hold down the POWER button to shutdown.
If I try to boot from USB, it just says "Missing operating system" and proceeds to GRUB.
I think the bootloader is the problem, but I don't know how to fix it.
If I could break out of the boot sequence to a terminal, I could possibly edit or delete the GRUB files. But I don't know enough Linux to do that.
Could someone please suggest how to get my eeePC functioning again?
Precise install in eeepc won't boot
It sounds like GRUB is OK, but the other core Puppy files on the hard drive are not. I would re-copy them from the USB drive to the hard drive (assuming that you can get the USB drive working again.)
That sounds like you have accidentally messed up the boot mechanism on the USB drive. You may need to reinstall it.If I try to boot from USB, it just says "Missing operating system" and proceeds to GRUB.
Thank you for the suggestion, @rcrsn51 - but I'm not sure what you mean. Re-install the .iso onto the USB stick? I've done that several times.rcrsn51 wrote: That sounds like you have accidentally messed up the boot mechanism on the USB drive. You may need to reinstall it.
Maybe I should ask:
How do I get to a terminal from the bash "#" prompt?
Once there, then I can try to edit or move some files - but which ones?
As it is now, I am stuck at that "#" prompt.
