david_pettersson@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Just a thought, is the line "root (hd0,0)" correct, I thought the SATA > discs where known as "sd*". *In* Linux. Grub isn't technically running "in" Linux. It doesn't have access to Linux's device handling (how can it? Linux isn't running yet), and it's designed to be able to boot lots of operating systems, which refer to their devices in different ways. [1] So it uses its own sweet way to refer to devices. That's why it calls things (hd0,0). > Should I change this line to "root (sd0,0)"? I have / on sda1. No. Because Grub runs so early in the boot-up, it uses the BIOS calls that MS-DOS used all the time (which still have to be present so OSes can boot themselves). And that means that IDE, SATA, EDSI, SCSI, and anything else have to use the same BIOS interface, so ancient DOS boot floppies can still work (at least if there's a suitable filesystem on the drive...) So no, Grub can't see the difference between IDE and SATA, and the config should be the same. See also http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-legacy-faq.en.html#q5 Hope this helps, James. [1] It was originally developed for the GNU HURD: http://www.uruk.org/orig-grub/ -- James Wilkinson | I'm trying to work out how come I can sense you may be Exeter Devon UK | short and stout. E-mail address: james | -- The megahal program, trained on my quote file. @westexe.demon.co.uk |
