On 9/1/06, James Wilkinson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thufir wrote: > This time, however, I opted to have grub > install not to the MBR but to /dev/hda. Um. /dev/hda *is* the MBR. With DOS-style partitions (what nearly everyone uses), there is a boot sector / boot record at the start of each partition, *and* a separate one at the very beginning of the disk. This partition is known as the MBR, and boot loaders installed there are referred to as being "on /dev/hda". If you had tried putting Grub on a partition's boot record, it would be "on /dev/hda1" (or whatever).
Yes, this is what I did. Thanks for clarifying.
For the rest of your query: what make is your PC? If you know it, what make is your motherboard? (Some PCs from certain manufacturers do Odd Things at boot-up). [1]
[...] I should've included those details. The mother board and CPU are just out of the box. The company who built the box said to bring it in, I probably won't be able to get it back until monday. It's still within the 30 day warranty period. If they fix it for free, all's good. I'm concerned that I did something to cause this, with regards to GRUB, but don't even know if that's possible, so am concerned about re-purchasing the same computer, essentially. -Thufir
