> I'm trying to use grub to boot Linux on a reiserfs partition. > > If I run grub > root (hd0,4) > embed /boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5 (hd0) > setup > quit > > it says > Running "install (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) (hd0)1+19 p > (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage2" > The install succeeds, but on boot up, grub loads stage 1.5 and then says > it fails on line 146. > > If I change the install command to > install (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) (hd0)1+19 > (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage2 p (hd0,4)/boot/grub/menu.lst > grub boots the to grub command shell, but does not install the menu.
I had a similar problem ("failed line xxx" after loading stage 1.5 (I guess), then no boot possible, not even using "root (fd0)" then "chainloader +1" to boot from the floppy) after converting my root partition to reiserfs. I had previously made a .tar.gz of my filesystem, then using rescue disk did a mkreiserfs on my root partition, then extracted the .tar.gz and finally re-installed grub. No matter what I tried (believe me, I wasted a LOT of hours) it wouldn't boot. I solved the problem by: 1) installing Mandrake 8.1 again, this time with a reiserfs root filesystem 2) deleted everything from the root partition 3) extracted the tar.gz again Now it boots perfectly, and even if I reinstall grub (using the very same files as previously) it still works! Any idea on the possible cause of the problem? Rui Prior _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub