Re: Grub won't boot to linux partion

From: Jesse Benton (jessebent_at_netscape.net)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:12:22 -0400

Lenard,
        Here is my /etc/fstab file. Fdisk kept saying bad command. I tried
using 1,1 and 1,4 but they still didn't work.This system only has one
hard drive anyway. I know GRUB needs to start on partion 4 and the 0
means the first hard drive.
        Thanks in advance for your help

Jesse

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
/dev/scd0 /mnt/cdromscsi iso9660 noauto,user,ro 0 0
/dev/hdc1 /mnt/dos vfat defaults 0 0

Lenard wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 01:51:58 -0400, Jesse Benton wrote:
>
>
>>Pip and Lenard,
>> I tried both of your suggestions, and it still fails to see my
>>partition. I get to the splash screen and select Ferdora. Then it reads
>>root (0,4) partition does not exist error code 22 hit any key to
>>continue. I've even tried hdc2, which is what the boot disk says it is
>>booting to and I get the same results. root(0,4) worked for before this.
>>Now I'm lost.
>
>
> Try booting the system with the boot disk then as root;
>
> /sbin/grub-install --recheck /dev/hdc2
>
> But check the boot floppy's boot.msg (??) file first to be sure.
>
> It would be nice to see the output of both 'fdisk -l /dev/hd?' and 'cat
> /etc/fstab' without the quotes from the console or xterm session.
>
>

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