Maybe grub knows about the second drive through Kudzu finding it or something, it is listed in grubs config file and grubs barfs when it cant find it even though it is irrelavant, if true then this is a probably a bug in grub (pun intended)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ashley M. Kirchner > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: GRUB failure > > > Michael Schwendt wrote: > > >Interesting. I had hoped to find hd0 and hd1 being swapped and GRUB > >trying to access hda with the drive id of hdb. Provided that it is > >not a hardware problem (master/slave configuration on hda), boot > >with boot disk or rescue mode and run "grub-install /dev/hda" as > >root. That should fix it. > > > Hardware wise, everything checks out. BIOS wise, > everything checks > out. And I did try re-installing grub again, but that didn't help > either. As it is, this is fast becoming a moot point since the > replacement drive is in and the machine boots as it should > again. Once > again, let me make it clear: there is absolutely NOTHING on hdb1. I > created the partition and formatted it, nothing else. Now > Grub boots > again. As soon as I disconnect the drive (and update the > BIOS,) grub fails. > > > -- > W | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. > > +----------------------------------------------------------- --------- > Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . > 303.442.6410 x130 > IT Director / SysAdmin / WebSmith . > 800.441.3873 x130 > Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . 3550 > Arapahoe Ave. #6 > http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO > 80303, U.S.A. > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
