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Re: [Bug-grub] Installing Grub on HD fails!
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Jason Thomas |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-grub] Installing Grub on HD fails! |
Date: |
Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:25:37 +1000 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
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.