Re: GRUB Bootloader with a Highpoint IDE Raid Card

[Christoph Plattner]

What about the partition sizes. Is the stage2 file on the first 1024
cylinders ?
GRUB should not have this limit, but in some cases or with a buggy BIOS
.... everything is possible.

Is the right stage 1.5 used for the selected file system ?

Bye
Christoph


Demian Dixon wrote:
> 
> Thanks for that advice.  I had done this when  tried to install GRUB (should
> have put that in my earlier posting)
> 
> I tried setting root to both my linux (hd0,4) and also my fat partition 
> (hd0,0)
> with the same result both times after running setup.  Will debug mode give me
> more information?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Demian
> 
> Quoting Christoph Plattner <address@hidden>:
> 
> > If I see this right, you forget to define the root path for
> > the GRUB files.
> >
> > You can do the setup in two ways:
> >
> > *1*
> >
> > grub> root (hd0,4)
> > grub> setup (hd0)
> >
> > or
> > *2*
> >
> > grub> setup (hd0) (hd0,4)
> >
> > This should work.
> >
> > With friendly regards
> > Christoph P.
> >
> >
> > Demian Dixon wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I've checked throguh the archives and haven't seen a solution to the
> > problem
> > > I'm having so here goes....
> > >
> > > I've recently installed GRUB from the tar.gz package and then I made a
> > floppy
> > > disk version of GRUB.  That's all fine, I can boot from the floppy and 
> > > load
> > my
> > > linux, solaris and windows partitions.    (to load my Linux I have to use
> > the
> > > following lines: )
> > >
> > > kernel /boot/kernel-new root=7205 vga=7
> > > initrd /boot/initrd-new.img
> > >
> > > I'm now trying to install GRUB onto the MBR of the ide raid drives.
> > > (My setup as seen by grub is)
> > > (hd0,0) FAT32 partition
> > > (hd0,1) Linux Swap partition
> > > (hd0,4) Extended partition (Linux)
> > > (hd1,0) Unknown (Solaris swap)
> > > (hd1,1) Linux swap (actually Solaris - they have the same tag ID)
> > >
> > > I copied all of the files (stage 1, 1.5, 2 etc) into my /boot/grub folder
> > on
> > > linux (hd0,4)
> > >
> > > I then ran 'setup (hd0)' from the floppy and no errors are reported.
> > >
> > > However when I try and boot I see that the 1st stage loads and it looks
> > like
> > > stage 1.5 (ext2) is loading as well.  I then get a message saying 'Please
> > wait'
> > > (or something similar I'm not in front of the machine in question)and it
> > just
> > > stops there.. I can get no further.  Does this mean Stage2 couldn't be
> > loaded?
> > > Is this a geometry problem or similar?
> > >
> > > I also tried to copy the stage files to the fat partition and install
> > from
> > > there and I get exactly the same error.
> > >
> > > The only thing that is a bit different on this machine is the IDE raid
> > card.  I
> > > have two 20GB drives which are striped as RAID0 so I actually have 40GB of
> > disk
> > > space.    The Solaris is on a SCSI hard-drive attached to an Adaptec
> > 2940UW
> > > card.
> > > The SCSI card cannot be booted from directly unless I remove the IDE Raid
> > card.
> > >
> > > I've resorted to using the latest version of Lilo which recognises ide
> > raid
> > > cards but would much rather have the power of GRUB.  Any ideas anyone?
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Demian Dixon
> > > Core Technology
> > >
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