On Thu, 2005-21-04 at 15:10 +0100, John Austin wrote: > On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 07:50 -0400, David Niemi wrote: > > I keep getting "Error 15 File not found" when trying to boot a new > > install of FC3 > > > > I set this system up: > > hda - Smoothwall (hd0 in BIOS) > > hdc - FC3 (hd1 in BIOS) > > > > On the FC3 I have installed grub to hdc1 with the root partition at > > hdc3. I change the boot disk order in the BIOS to move between FC3 and > > Smoothwall. > > > > Grub specifies the FC3 boot at (hd1,0) and if I boot with the rescue > > disk, enter the grub menu I the available hd options are 0 and 1. While > > in the grub prompt and I CAT (hd1,0)/grub/grub.conf it finds and outputs > > the specified file. Comparing the grub.conf listed files to the files on > > hd1,0 the file names are the same. > > > > The device.map seems OK, (hd0) hda and (hd1) hdc. > Should not grub be installed on /dev/hdc and not /dev/hdc1 ? > Does the grub prompt come up when you boot ???? > It is does then > Does it find the kernel (and initrd ) when you > grub>kernel (hd1,0)/vmTAB ro root=/dev/hdc3 > grub>initrd (hd1,0)/initrdTAB I re-installed and this time configured grup by switching the order of the drives and ensuring that grub was installed on the MBR of hdc. For me the re-install was simpler than taking the time to figure out all of the requisite commands and the trial and error. Dave.
