maybe use the grub shell to install rather than grub-install. do something like:
boot from the floppy root (hd0,1) assuming the /boot is the second partition. setup (hd0) this is what grub-install is suppose to do so try that. On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 05:33:09PM -0400, Martin Felker wrote: > Hi everyone! > > This is my first post to this list and I need some help and advice. I have a >very simple setup. Windows XP is installed in the first partition of one of my two >identical 40 GB drives. I've used Partition Magic to create a /boot, / and >swapspace partition in the remaining 3 partitions where I've installed Red Hat Linux >SkipJack Beta 2 (release 7.2.93). > With some (ok a lot) of fiddling I've finally created a GRUB boot floppy which >allows me to boot either OS. > > But when I try to install GRUB (grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda) >using the GNU documentation the installation is reported successful but I always get >the message "NTldr is missing or corrupt reboot using Ctrl-Alt-Delete). > > However the simple GRUB commands > > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > ALWAYS boots to the NT bootloader menu (I also have Recovery Console installed). > > I've forgotten the Linux menu item but it is something like > > root(hd0,1) > kernel --- blah blah.img > Initrd /initrd.img > > (Sorry I'm using Outlook Express). > > Using Recovery Console fixmbr command also doesn't work - I need to have the XP >CDROM in place or now the "magic GRUB floppy". > > I can "fix" the problem as far as XP goes but ONLY by re-installing the OS - a >40 minute operation. Then as SOON as I boot Linux using a Linux boot floppy >(Syslinux etc) the MBR seems shifted by one sector. > > Can you folks help me out here? I sure like to boot from the HD! BTW >changing the order of the BIOS boot devices from my current floppy, CDROM, HD doesn't >help either - always get the NTldr message - NOT the GRUB menu. _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
