Re: Don`t understand error message

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 10:18:55PM +0200, Michael Gehm wrote:
> 
> bash-2.05a# ./grub-install --debug /dev/hd0

Uhm.. why hd0? This is GNU Mach device nomenclature. :)

> +++ grep -v '^#' /boot/grub/device.map
> +++ grep '/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc *$'

We clearly have a pipe here. These greps are looking for a non-commented line
containing your device name.

> +++ sed 's%.*\(([hf]d[0-9][a-g0-9,]*)\).*%\1%'

Urgh. I should learn sed someday ;)

> ++ echo '/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc does not have any 
> corresponding 
> B       IOS drive.'
> /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc does not have any corresponding BIOS 
> drive       .
> ++ exit 1

It seems that because you have an unusual device name, some part of GRUB is
unable to recognise it.

Please paste the contents of your /boot/grub/device.map.

-- 
Robert Millan

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