RE: Grub 1 troubleshooting, linux boot delayed problem

[David Balazic]

> address@hidden wrote :
> David Balazic wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I found no other place, so I'll ask here.
> > 
> > I have a problem booting linux with grub ( v 0.9.something ).
> > 
> > I use the commands ( in the grub shell that boots from my HD ):
> > root (hd0,0)
> > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.xxx ro root=dev/hda2
> > initrd /initrd-2.xxx
> > boot
> > 
> > After entering the "boot" command, the screen is cleared and then
> nothing
> > happens for 93 seconds.
> > After that linux boot normally
> 
> grub spends ages probing the actual physical devices to use
> 
What probing ?
I specified (hd0) and it also worked ( can access and read files form disk
).
Why would it probe, especially after it already loaded everything.

> if you don't specify a device map. Try doing this first:
> 
> device (hd0) /dev/hda
> 
Will try.

> You may also have to specify a geometry?
> 
> Pádraig.
> 
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