Bob Goodwin wrote: >>> Grub looks pretty much as you specify.: >>> >>> sh-3.1# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf >>> >>> #boot=/dev/sda >>> default=0 >>> timeout=5 >>> splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz >>> hiddenmenu >>> title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp) >>> root (hd1,0) >>> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp.img >>> title Windows XP >>> rootnoverify (hd0,1) >>> chainloader +1 >>> >> >> I would try saying "grub-install --recheck /dev/sda". >> >> > sh-3.1# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda > > (fd0) /dev/fd0 > (hd0) /dev/sda > (hd1) /dev/sdb > > Actually there's no floppy drive installed in the Dell. > > It also tells me if any of the above is incorrect, fix it, and re-run > grub-install. > Looks ok to me? I suppose I might try swapping sda and sdb as was also > suggested, if that works it would be easier than opening the box and > swapping cables, etc. So it seems that the grub loader has been installed on the MBR of /dev/sda . Is this actually what you think of as sda? (fdisk -l /dev/sda should tell you.) Do you get a grub prompt when you re-boot? Is the boot order in the BIOS what you would expect, or want? You could try using fdisk to change the active partition, though I can't see why that should have any effect. [I don't claim to be a grub expert; and also I have not read all the thread, so I may be off-beam.] -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
