maxim wexler wrote: > Went through the "saved" pile and found this: > > >>Try 1 (should bring up the boot menu): >>grub> configfile (hd0,3)/grub/grub.conf > > > grub> configfile (hd0,1)/grub/grub.conf # /dev/hda2 > > Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported > by BIOS > > has this anything to do with LBA being "off" in POST > -- it *is* set to [auto] in the BIOS? BTW, HD is > listed in POST screen thus: > > Pri Master: Maxtor 4R12010 RAMBIUU0 Ultra DMA Mode -6 > S.M.A.R.T Capable and Status OK > >
Maybe if you turn on LBA it will help. It says here that grub can access the full disk with LBA: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Features.html You might need to use the --force-lba option: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/setup.html >>Try 2 (locate the config file, use that if found. >>Replace X,X with the >>numbers reported by find): >>grub> find /grub/grub.conf > > > grub> find /grub/grub.conf > Error 15: File not found > > grub> find /boot/grub/grub.conf > Ditto > > >>grub> kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz # /dev/hda2 >>grub> boot > > > Error 18 > > >>Let me know how it goes! > > > Done! > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
