FIXED!! Re: argh, grub woes

[Net Llama!]

On 11/25/2004 09:06 AM, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>>
>> If i attempt to run:
>> grub-install /dev/hda
>>
>> I see:
>> /dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive.
>>
>> My device.map file only has an entry for:
>> (fd0)    /dev/fd0
>>
>> could that be the problem?
> 
> 
> Mine has:
> 
> (fd0)     /dev/fd0
> (hd0)     /dev/hda
> 
> The installation method via 'grub-install' might get confused if you 
> don't have the hd entry. But the method via 'setup' should work, and it 
> has worked as you can boot manually. You're probably right, grub can't 
> find menu.lst.
> Just a guess: Do you have grub.conf in your /boot/grub which in the 
> RedHat world seems to be the real thing to which menu.lst only is a link.

turns out the problem was the incorrect device.map all along.  I have no 
idea why it lacked the entry for hd0, but i added that back in, then ran 
'grub-install /dev/hda' and rebooted, and all is good again.


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