Hi folks, following up on several earlier threads, including one of my own --
I'm trying desperately to install grub on an auxiliary hard drive currently living on the 3rd IDE bus (/dev/hde). This is part of a scheme to do a mass debian install based on disk images... but for now, the important thing is that I can't seem to install grub to this location. I've tried 2 methods: 1) as root, execute grub-install "(hd2)" [also tried hd4, I get the same results]. Here's the output: grub-install "(hd2)" GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --prefix=/boot/grub (hd2) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd2)"... failed (this is not fatal) Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not fatal) Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd2) /boot/grub/stage2 p /boot/grub/menu.lst "... failed Error 21: Selected disk does not exist grub> quit ---------------- bummer. so, I tried a method suggested elsewhere, and chrooted into the filesystem on the disk in question to install grub from there: --- #chroot /mnt/hde [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# grub-install /dev/hde /dev/hde does not have any corresponding BIOS drive. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# grub-install hd4 The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. --- soooo... what's going on? I've been workingo n this for a while and need to have it working soon.... any suggestions? really REALLY appreciate your help, matt -------------------------- .''`. Matt Price : :' : Debian User `. `'` & hemi-geek `- -------------------------- if you're an evil spambot, these addresses are for you: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]