GRUB problem installing menu.lst when e2fs_stage1_5 is present

[James Franklin]

Hi folks,
 I was installing GRUB 0.5.96.1 on my new setup. This is a couple of 30 Gig
IDE hard drives. The main debian GNU/Linux OS that I am installing GRUB from
is located in the first 1024 cylinders so that is not a consideration. I
have a boot floppy with stage1 and stage2 on it. The installation is from a
/boot partition ~10M in size. Since I am installing from a /boot partition,
when installing with setup (hd0) GRUB recognizes /grub/stage1,
/grub/e2fs_stage1_5, and /grub/stage2 and ends by telling me that
installation succeeded. Reboot and the grub prompt returns rather than the
boot screen. Reboot again and the grub prompt returns again rather than the
boot screen.
 To check that the error is repeatable I reinstalled grub using the same
procedure above. Rebooting twice I received the same results as above again.
 I manually booted into the main debian GNU/Linux OS and removed
e2fs_stage1_5 from /boot/grub/.
I rebooted and reinstalled GRUB with the above procedure. Installing with
setup (hd0) GRUB recognizes /grub/stage1, and /grub/stage2 and ends by
telling me that installation succeeded. On reboot the boot screen appears
and I can boot into any of the OSes I wish.
 Has anyone come up against this problem as well?
 Could someone forward a copy of this to the grub mail list for me as I am
not currently a member of that mail list.

Jim