25.01.2011 ( di-rc 2, rc-2, Release Candidate 2. ) Installing from 'Debian squeeze-di-rc2 i386 1' onto the same machine with more details above: Motherboard: MS5169 Processor: AMD K-6-2/400 400.9Mhz Controller PCI, Silicon Image SiI 3114 sata raid bios version 5.3.14 2006.
Using the graphical installer, gives the same symptoms as the Beta-1, Beta-2, RC-1 installs :- Initially, I installed GRUB boot loader to the master boot record ? YES, At a later install, I answered NO, for /boot to go in it's own partition. Finish the installation: Installation complete, so it is time to boot into your new system ... Having installed succesfully so far, when the install auto reboots through the bios, I get the same symptom. The hardware post and bios progress ok. When the bios hands over to continue the boot process from a hard disk. It seems unsuccessful. I get symptom :- Searching for Boot Record from CDROM... Not found. (A blank line) Boot Failure Reboot and Select proper Boot *** This is where the install fails. It does not boot up into the newly installed system. *** Using the Graphical Rescue Mode on: Debian GNU/Linux squeeze- di-rc2_squeeze_-oficial snapshot i386 DVD Binary-1 20110121-14:41 Selecting: 'Installer boot menu','Advanced Options'. At screen: 'Enter rescue mode','Device to use as Root FiLe System:' I selected /dev/sda1 ( It found the 'SiI 3114' sata disk sda1 ) At screen: 'Enter rescue mode','Rescue operations' I selected 'Execute a shell in /dev/sda1 At screen entitled: 'Enter rescue mode',"Interactive Shell on /dev/sda1' # mount shows: /dev/sda1 on /target type ext2 (rw, ... /dev/sda3 on /target/boot type ext3 (rw) # mount /boot # /usr/bin/nano /boot/grub/device.map showed (hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160815AS_ 9 ... I must confess I THINK device.map originally specified (hd0) I will check again, when I re install again. 26.01.2011 GRUB (Legacy) Now changing to a different environment on the same machine. Using Grub Rescue Disk 'Grub-0.95-i486-pc-iso' . Rescue Disk 'Booting command-list' I cannot get grub to recognise my single sata hard disk drive. I thought ' root (sd0,2) ' would have been the correct device. Alas any sd gives: ' Error 23: Error while parsing number '. I believe GRUB doesn't distinguish between ide and scsi (or sata), so the 'hd' nomenclature is correct for all hard drives. A drive number above hd7, such as hd8 gives: Error 12: Invalid device request. ( It seems reasonable to me.) I have since tried from hd0,0 through to hd7,7 with no success. Grub 0.95 Symptom: "Error 21: Selected disk does not exist" . Regards Mctech. Thank you one and all for the Great Software. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktimdp_xbhrbqmec7yhbvng7+nbovnco4z-lg-...@mail.gmail.com