Re: "Grub Hard Disk Error", after installing from sarge floppies

From: Joao Clemente (jpcl_at_rnl.ist.utl.pt)
Date: 12/01/04

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    Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 03:17:33 +0000
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    Joao Clemente wrote:
    [snip]
    >> 3) install into the boot sector of the partition (/dev/hda1 ) instead
    >> MBR of the disk ( /dev/hda )
    >> - but the mbr must be empty too
    >
    >
    > I am not certain of you're refering to grub, lilo, or both. I see no
    > reason why grub (or lilo) would fail when installed in MBR but suceed
    > when installed in /dev/hda1... and, btw, can grub be placed in
    > /dev/hda1? I've done this with lilo, but never seen it done with grub...
    [...]

    Ok, it is possible to install grub in /dev/hda1 and in fact the
    installer allow us to say where we want to place it if we say NO to
    "install grub in MBR?"

    My problem is solved!
    I have no ideia why, but installing grub in /dev/hda1 allowed me to boot
    the machine without a problem!

    Thanks to all that replied!
    Joao Clemente 

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