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.]
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