OK, here is the output for reinstall grub: Installation finished. No error reported. This is the content of the device map /boot/grub/device.map. Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect, fix it and re-run the script 'grub-install'. # this device map was generated by anaconda (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/hda I have no idea if this right or wrong, so I try to reboot the system, same thing, here is the last 3 lines on the screen after a few minutes: Verifying DMI Pool Data .............. Boot from CD : DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER Any ideas, please? Here is the email from Nelson: before grub is found i don't think so... grub is the very first thing that should be started, wrigth after some hardware!! sorry but i don't know to much about this and i don't want to give you a wrong answer. But i think before grub there's nothing. only after that you can have some sort of output... regards, nelson I believe he is right, the machine may not be able to find the MBR? How should I check that? Please help! Thanks a lot, Roger >>---- Original Message ---- >>From: paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: Re: Install completed but boot failure >>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:28:36 +0000 >> >>>On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 21:54 -0800, Roger Lin wrote: >>>> Please let me know if there is any workaround or I should try a >>>> different Linux. I downloaded the Fedora core 3 DVD iso file, >>>burned >>>> to DVD, it checked out fine, install on a AMC Sempron 2400+ with >>>ECS >>>> KT600-A MB, WD 80 GB IDE drive. The installation completed >>>> successfully, then click the restart button, it try to boot for >>>> several minutes then failed with the following message: >>>> >>>> BOOT FAILURE, ENTER SYSTEM DISK PRESS ENTER. >>>> >>>> I have tried twice, 1st manually partitioned the drive on the >brand >>>> new hard drive. The second time, I deleted all the partition and >>>used >>>> auto partition option. Both time failed with the same error. >>>> >>>> I installed Windows XP on a seperate drive, all went fine. >Running >>>as >>>> smooth as it can be. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? Was the problem related to the processor or the hard >>>> drive? It's a plain new WD IDE drive with 8 mb cache, can't >believe >>>> that can be a problem... >>> >>>Which bootloader option did you select during the installation? >Grub >>>on >>>Master Boot Record? >>> >>>Try booting from the DVD again and enter "linux rescue" at the boot >>>prompt. You should eventually be able to get to a shell prompt >where >>>you >>>can enter: >>> >>># chroot /mnt/sysimage >>># grub-install /dev/hda >>> >>>That'll have another go at installing grub on your Master Boot >>>Record. >>> >>>> I would like to try Fedora Core 2, see if that can install on the >>>> same box, but can't find the link to download it. Is it still >>>> available? >>> >>>Yes, but that would be a step backwards so I wouldn't do it. >>> >>>Paul. >>>-- >>>Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>>-- >>>fedora-list mailing list >>>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> >>
