Re: Installing Grub on HD fails!

2002-04-24 Thread dman
On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 05:33:09PM -0400, Martin Felker wrote: | But when I try to install GRUB (grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda) Try using the grub name instead of the linux name. grub-install '(hd

Re: [Bug-grub] Installing Grub on HD fails!

2002-04-23 Thread Jason Thomas
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 Felk

Installing Grub on HD fails!

2002-04-23 Thread Martin Felker
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 remai