[ltp] Partition problems?

[chris christensen]

Thanks for the link. It took me to the Grub site which I am finding very
helpful. I am quite new to this.

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Sen" <dsen@research.att.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [ltp] Partition problems?


> Here are the instructions from the march issue of Linux Gazette
> (http://www.linuxgazette.com):
>
> Step 2: Installing GRUB
>
> Installing GRUB can be broken into three separate parts:
>
>   1.Installation of "stage1" in MBR.
>   2.Setting up the address or location, "stage2".
>   3.Setting up a boot menu or set of options to choose which operating
oystem
> to boot.
>
> Start installing GRUB by issuing the following command:
>
> [root@heaven /boot/grub ]# ./grub
>
> This command probes devices to guess BIOS drives and produces an output
> message. This may take a long time.
>
> end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
>
>     GRUB  version 0.5.96.1  (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
>
> NOTE: Although it may seem surprising, GRUB does have minimal Bash-like
line
> editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible
> command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a
> device/filename. You may be surprised to see this feature.
> Something like this then appears:
>
> grub>
>
> Now, I assume that you have installed your Linux distro in the first
extended
> partition in the first disk or /dev/hda5. Remember the GRUB
> naming convention and rename the above to (hd0,4). Type the following
command:
>
> grub> install (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage2 p
> (hd0,4)/boot/grub/menu.conf
>
> Now let's examine this command in detail:
>
> install
>       a built-in command that tells GRUB to install
> (hd0,4)/boot/grub/grub/stage1 to (hd0), the Master Boot Record.
> (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage2
>       tells grub where the stage2 image is located.
> p with the the following options: (hd0,4)/boot/grub/menu.conf
>       sets the configuration file for displaying nice menus. I will later
> discuss the structure of the configuration file.
>
> We can also summarize that command as follows:
>
>   1.install
>   2.source_of_stage1
>   3.where_to_install
>   4.source_of_stage2
>   5.p source_of_configuration_file
>
> You have now completed the basic hard drive installation.
> chris christensen wrote:
>
> > Okay,
> > Howto reinstall grub into the MBR ?
> >
> > Chris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "D. Sen" <dsen@research.att.com>
> > To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 8:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ltp] Partition problems?
> >
> > > Have you tried booting from a boot-disk (or even the Mandrake CDROM by
> > typing
> > > rescue at the prompt, if you can boot from a CDROM) and mounting the
linux
> > > partition? If this works, I would try to re-install grub/lilo into the
> > MBR.
> > >
> > > chris christensen wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think my last msg on this got lost. Trying again:
> > > >
> > > > Decided to enlarge my Windows partition and reinstall Mandrake 7.2
> > > >
> > > > Used PQ Partiion magic to delete Linux partition, enlarge Windows
> > partiton
> > > > and create new Linux EXT2 and swap.
> > > >
> > > > Installed Mandrake and let disk Drake format the new ext and swap
> > partiton.
> > > > It is a 12 gig drive and I am using 6 for windows, ramainder for
Linux.
> > > >
> > > > Install went fine until restart where it hung....
> > > >
> > > > Restarted with power swtich, got Grub, chose Linux and as it loads I
get
> > "
> > > > partition check
> > > > hda: general protection fault:0000
> > > >
> > > > then several lines of hex I can't decifer, then it stops!
> > > >
> > > > Windows boots fine from Grub.
> > > >
> > > > I had this working fine last month when I installed Mandrake the
first
> > time.
> > > >
> > > > Need to save windows, so can't do a total format.
> > > >
> > > > Chris Christensen
> > > >
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