Re: [Bug-grub] problem with hpt370 and grub v0.90 using stage1.5 (including solution)

[Jason Thomas]

this can't be the case I have a machine here with this controller and
grub and it boots fine!

On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 01:33:09PM -0500, Catalin Beju wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> I'm experiencing problems with grub in conjunction with HPT 370 IDE
> controller.
> All my HDD are connected to this controller and I've tried to install
> grub 0.90 
> using stage1.5/stage2 and refuse to boot (it's hang my computer after
> displaing 
> the message: "GRUB loading, please wait.. ")
> After debugging a little I found the problem, it is not from grub, it's
> from hpt370 
> controller. This controller is also a raid and keeps information about
> raid (even if 
> you don't have a raid setup) on the following sector of the hdd 0:0:10
> (C:H:S) or 
> sector 9 in Absolute sector mode. The big problem is that on every
> reboot the bios 
> from this controller OVERWRITE this sector with his own raid information
> and destroy
> the code from grub stage1.5 witch usually is written starting with
> sector 0:0:2 (or 
> sector 1 in absolute sector mode).
>  
> I think will be good to have an option on setup to specify where to
> install stage1.5
> I have install manually stage1.5 strting with sector 0:0:11 (absolute
> 10) and work fine.
>  
> Jake
>  

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