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Roger Lin wrote:
| OK, here is the lines: | | 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? | | 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 | | | Could you try to make your hard drive a primary boot device in your BIOS settings? Regards, Maxim. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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