[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
Has been fixed in grub2 for a while now, closing. ** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 Title: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/279307/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
The best thing to do is actually reading the manual of the motherboard, or the new features introduced with the BIOS update, if you updated the BIOS. -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
is there a way to actually find out that my motherboards BIOS only has 28-bit LBA support? -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
I tried grub2 and grub1 couldn't boot to it (figures). Since, the machine was basically going to be reinstalled anyway I put grub2 on the mbr and reinstalled the latest kernels. It now works, so grub2 *might* have this fixed (or maybe I did something else). +1 for grub2 in jaunty. -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
The reason why I reported the bug recently is that the AGP slot of my second-hand pc didn't work anymore, so I had to revert to my old computer with a 28-bit lba, which of course had the same problem as before, since I have a 160GB-large HD. Furthermore, a friend of mine also had this problem on his laptop with Kubuntu 7.10. -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
Actually, the only way I fixed this issue on my pc was to use LILO with the lba32 option, by creating an appropriate /etc/lilo.conf file(in this case, since on my pc there was also Opensuse, I edited the /etc/lilo.conf file created by Yast2 to make it work with Ubuntu's liloconfig, however it is more reccomended to follow the instructions on http://wiki.debian.org/LILO?highlight=%28LILO%29) and then running liloconfig. Furthermore, I also had to make new initrd image for the kernel with Yaird (http://wiki.debian.org/InitrdReplacementOptions), because the ones made by initramfs-tools didn't seem to work out of the box. Unfortunately, you have to use Yaird to create a new initrd image, edit /etc/lilo.conf and run liloconfig each time there is a kernel or modules update. of course, the easiest way to fix this problem is to update the BIOS, however if the mainboard is too old or if you use a laptop there is the risk not to have an update for the BIOS to introduce a 48-bit lba. The only solution I had to permanently solve this problem was to buy a second-hand pc with a bios with a 48-bit lba, with which I could use GRUB. I don't think, however, that buying a new pc is the right solution to this bug... -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 279307] Re: grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB
i can confirm this problem on upgrading to intrepid it was triggered. On my computer there appears to be a BIOS update to fix the issue. Perhaps Grub2 has this fixed? Marco: how did you fix your issue? ** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger than 128 GB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
