Here is the fdisk -l output from today. If this is of any help. There was no physical drive swapping, all I did was set the BIOS to look at hdb first, before hda. It WAS looking at hda first before.
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2433 19543041 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda2 2434 4865 19535040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 2434 3197 6136798+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 3198 3337 1124518+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 3338 4865 12273628+ 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 61.4 GB, 61492838400 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7476 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 3188 25607578+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hdb2 3189 7298 33013575 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 7299 7476 1429785 5 Extended /dev/hdb5 7299 7476 1429753+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/hdd: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdd1 1 3649 29310561 83 Linux --- Roby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeremy Merritt wrote: > > > I was having trouble getting the grub loader to > work > > on my machine after having to re-install Windoze > XP. > > Finally I got the grub menu to come up but Debian > will > > not load properly. > > > > /dev/hdb2 is the location of /root/grub > > > > The commands for loading Debian are listed as > follows: > > > > **** > > root (hd1,1) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-686 root=/dev/hdb2 > ro > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-686 > > savedefault > > boot > > **** > > > > The output from this series of commands is: > > > > **** > > root (hd1,1) > > Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xf > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-686 root=/dev/hdb2 > ro > > > > Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition > > **** > > > > I did notice that there is no grub.conf in the > > /root/grub folder. > > > > (Note: Windows XP will load off the grub menu, > > although it gives some errors also.) > > > > What is going on here? Any help is appreciated. > > Assuming that this still true: > ========================================= > Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 2433 19543041 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/hda2 2434 4865 19535040 5 Extended <<<<------ > /dev/hda5 2434 3197 6136798+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda6 3198 3337 1124518+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda7 3338 4865 12273628+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/hdb: 61.4 GB, 61492838400 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7476 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdb1 1 3188 25607578+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > /dev/hdb2 * 3189 7298 33013575 83 Linux <<<<<------ > /dev/hdb3 7299 7476 1429785 5 Extended > /dev/hdb5 7299 7476 1429753+ 82 Linux swap > ============================================= > > ... then I'd *guess* that you swapped roles of the > two disks > so that hdb2 is now the extended partition (type > 0x0f) on the > 40 gB drive. As grub said, you can't mount an > extended partition, > but you CAN mount logical partitions within an > extended. > > Did you swap the positions of the drives on the > cable (with cable select > active) or change drive jumpers defining > master/slave? > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]