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From: Joe Menola <menola@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub problems
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:11:25 -0600
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On Sunday 29 October 2006 1:56 pm, Jeff Cranmer wrote:
> >Try running grub, then at the grub command line:
> >>root (hd2,5)
> >>setup /dev/sda
> >>quit
> >
> >-jm
>
> When I run setup /dev/sda, I get the error
> "Error 11: Unrecognised device string"

Try setup "(hd2)"...also I think the root command needs to be adjusted to your 
partition that contains /boot.
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