Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub problems

[Jeff Cranmer <jcranmer01@earthlink.net>]

Thanks Mick.

The problem turned out to be hardware related.  I moved the primary SATA hard drive cable from SATA4 to SATA1, and that fixed the problem.  One fresh install later and I was up and running.

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 31, 2006 12:13 PM
>To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
>Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub problems
>
>On Sunday 29 October 2006 20:11, Joe Menola wrote:
>> 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
>
>> Try setup "(hd2)"...also I think the root command needs to be adjusted to
>> your partition that contains /boot.
>
>Tab completion helps in this case:
>
>grub> setup (        <--press tab here
>
>This should list suitable devices.  If need be try them in turn.  The one with 
>the OS in it should boot.  Also, if you are unsure where Grub's root is 
>(typically your /boot partition) then before running the setup command you 
>can run:
>
>grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
>
>HTH
>-- 
>Regards,
>Mick

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