What about the partition sizes. Is the stage2 file on the first 1024 cylinders ? GRUB should not have this limit, but in some cases or with a buggy BIOS .... everything is possible.
Is the right stage 1.5 used for the selected file system ? Bye Christoph Demian Dixon wrote: > > Thanks for that advice. I had done this when tried to install GRUB (should > have put that in my earlier posting) > > I tried setting root to both my linux (hd0,4) and also my fat partition (hd0,0) > with the same result both times after running setup. Will debug mode give me > more information? > > Regards > > Demian > > Quoting Christoph Plattner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > If I see this right, you forget to define the root path for > > the GRUB files. > > > > You can do the setup in two ways: > > > > *1* > > > > grub> root (hd0,4) > > grub> setup (hd0) > > > > or > > *2* > > > > grub> setup (hd0) (hd0,4) > > > > This should work. > > > > With friendly regards > > Christoph P. > > > > > > Demian Dixon wrote: > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I've checked throguh the archives and haven't seen a solution to the > > problem > > > I'm having so here goes.... > > > > > > I've recently installed GRUB from the tar.gz package and then I made a > > floppy > > > disk version of GRUB. That's all fine, I can boot from the floppy and load > > my > > > linux, solaris and windows partitions. (to load my Linux I have to use > > the > > > following lines: ) > > > > > > kernel /boot/kernel-new root=7205 vga=7 > > > initrd /boot/initrd-new.img > > > > > > I'm now trying to install GRUB onto the MBR of the ide raid drives. > > > (My setup as seen by grub is) > > > (hd0,0) FAT32 partition > > > (hd0,1) Linux Swap partition > > > (hd0,4) Extended partition (Linux) > > > (hd1,0) Unknown (Solaris swap) > > > (hd1,1) Linux swap (actually Solaris - they have the same tag ID) > > > > > > I copied all of the files (stage 1, 1.5, 2 etc) into my /boot/grub folder > > on > > > linux (hd0,4) > > > > > > I then ran 'setup (hd0)' from the floppy and no errors are reported. > > > > > > However when I try and boot I see that the 1st stage loads and it looks > > like > > > stage 1.5 (ext2) is loading as well. I then get a message saying 'Please > > wait' > > > (or something similar I'm not in front of the machine in question)and it > > just > > > stops there.. I can get no further. Does this mean Stage2 couldn't be > > loaded? > > > Is this a geometry problem or similar? > > > > > > I also tried to copy the stage files to the fat partition and install > > from > > > there and I get exactly the same error. > > > > > > The only thing that is a bit different on this machine is the IDE raid > > card. I > > > have two 20GB drives which are striped as RAID0 so I actually have 40GB of > > disk > > > space. The Solaris is on a SCSI hard-drive attached to an Adaptec > > 2940UW > > > card. > > > The SCSI card cannot be booted from directly unless I remove the IDE Raid > > card. > > > > > > I've resorted to using the latest version of Lilo which recognises ide > > raid > > > cards but would much rather have the power of GRUB. Any ideas anyone? > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > Demian Dixon > > > Core Technology > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bug-grub mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub > > > > -- > > +--------V--------+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > | A L C A T E L | ----------------------------- > > +-----------------+ Phone: +43 1 27722 3706 > > T A S Fax: +43 1 27722 3955 > > > > -- > Demian Dixon > Systems Consultant > Core Technology Ltd > Mobile 021 446282 > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-grub mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub -- ------------------------------------------------------- private: [EMAIL PROTECTED] company: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub