[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mikael Rudberg wrote: > > I forgot to add that i told grub to install into /deb/sda as well > > On 9/11/07, Mikael Rudberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Im clutching at straws here, i just purchased an Zonbu (mini pc running >> Via C7/512 MB ram) and i'm trying to install Debian 4.0 on external USB >> drive. >> I've prepped an USB stick with the net install image. Boot's from it and >> installs debian fine from what i can see >> When i reboot i see that bios detects the USB-HD properlyi
Not really >> but instead of >> showing the kernel to boot it shows only the "Mininmal BASH like" version of >> grub and no selection box. That means GRUB doesn't see /boot/grub/menu.lst BIOS launched GRUB, but GRUB is confused about what's where. >> I tried to reinstall this time manually making the partitions on the >> USB-HD >> >> sda1 /boot (ext2) 100 MB bootable >> sda2 / (ext3) 20 GB >> sda3 /swap >> >> Same issue again. tried it a couple of more times and once i got "Error >> 18" in GRUB Chapter 14 of the GRUB manual describes the error codes. "18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS." Are you sure your sda1 starts on cylinder 1? It *is* possible to install a partition on the wrong end of the drive. But more likely it's looking for a drive that's not there any more. There seems to be some disagreement about which disk is which. I would try some commands into that funny little GRUB shell. Try this find /boot/grub/stage1 or find /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage1 That's the example in the manual. It looks on every partition where it recognizes a file system. Or type root ( <tab> and it will list all partitions that might have boot files. The tab is for name completion. It's really handy when you are trying to type the name of a Debian initrd file. When it tells you where it found it, you know what device name you'll need. Perhaps your net install image was (hd0) when you installed, and the target drive was (hd1), but now that the net install drive is gone the target drive is (hd0). This is a good reason to use file system labels in /etc/fstab instead of device names. Notice that all drives are "hd" to GRUB. It doesn't distinguish between SCSI (on USB or SATA) and "IDE" (on parallel ATA). And CDs are beyond its comprehension, alas. If your BIOS has one of the bugs mentioned in the Chapter 13 description of the "install" command, you'll have to install with the 'd' option to override the wrong info from the BIOS. >> I'm at a loss as what can be wrong. I tried to search the net but can't >> find information that help me out here. That happens all too often. Folks are too busy to post the answer when they figure stuff out. Cameron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
