On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 01:22:00PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > Please provide the output of the following commands: > > sudo dd if=/dev/sda bs=1 count=2 skip=76 | od -tx1
meepok:~# dd if=/dev/sda bs=1 count=2 skip=76 | od -tx1 0000000 ff 00 0000002 2+0 records in 2+0 records out 2 bytes (2 B) copied, 7.1382e-05 s, 28.0 kB/s > sudo grub-setup -v "(hd0)" meepok:~# grub-setup -v "(hd0)" grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: the size of hd1 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sdb' grub-setup: info: the size of hd1 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sdb' grub-setup: info: 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current directory to pts grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: reading /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: reading /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 488397168 grub-setup: info: setting the root device to `md0' grub-setup: info: will embed the core image at sector 0x1 grub-setup: info: dos partition is -1, bsd partition is -1, prefix is /boot/grub grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' > (assuming /dev/sda is the disk you boot from, of course) It is. I not that grub-setup claims to be setting the root device to md0; I'm currently at work and the machine is my home box, but I'll try rebooting tonight to see if it now boots without intervention. J. -- Hail Eris. All hail Discordia. Fnord? This .sig brought to you by the letter U and the number 39 Product of the Republic of HuggieTag -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]