Hi, I went through the entire installation process again to see if I could end up with a bootable installation.
The GRUB boot loader installs by default. I select to install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record. The installation reports at completion that it will boot into the new system I have just installed. However when the system reboots it reports 'Primary master hard disk fail'. I am at my wits end. The standard installation process has failed!! Not being a Linux guru I would really appreciate some specific pointers as to how to sort this problem out. I looked at 'rescue' and I see that I can shell into my installation but what to check and what to do to sort this out??? Furthermore as the BIOS reports the presence of a Primary Master I assume that my HD is OK, especially as it is a totally new replacement drive. David -----Original Message----- From: Douglas A. Tutty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 23 November 2007 1:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: System won't boot after successful Debian installation On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 12:41:26AM +1100, David Schulberg wrote: > When you say the Debian installer has a rescue mode, does that mean I should > run the same installation CD that I ran when I installed Debian? How > specifically can I address what you suggest is a Grub issue? Read the installation manual. Rescue mode is activated from the install CD boot prompt with the word 'rescue'. Ensure that you installed grub in e.g. /dev/hda and not /dev/hda1 Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
