On 4/8/06, Dan <grinnz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > dpeck wrote: > > when i try to boot FC5 manually i get a message saying invalid or unknown partition type. does FC5 simply use a partition type that GRUB cannot recognise? in this distro has Grub become the GRand "Useless" Bootloader? :-P > > > > i wish they would just go back to lilo...it was less complicated...well provided you didn't have to reinstall windows after. > > > > > > > It's far more likely that you're trying to boot the wrong partition. FC5 > uses ext3 by default, and GRUB has no problem with that filesystem. The > boot line in your grub.conf suggest it's trying to boot from the first > partition on the second hard drive. While in the grub prompt, type: > geometry (hd1) > to check if this is actually an ext3 partition (or even the right hard > drive). Check (hd0) and see if you can recognize which is which. If hd0 > is the one you actually want to boot from, then try booting using > (hd0,0) instead. > good luck, > -Dan > Try installing GRUB with "force LBA32".
