--- Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 21/01/07, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > On 20/01/07, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > I just installed FC6 on a new Dell laptop. The > first boot went fine, > > > but now when I try to start I get the grub > prompt. I tried typing > > > "boot" but it complains that the kernel must be > loaded first. Er, what > > > am I to do? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > Some more info: > > When I try to root(hd0,0) I'm informed that hd0 is > a fat drive. I did > > comletely erase the hard disk when I installed, > though, and the first > > boot went fine. So I booted into rescuemode from > the dvd and tried to > > reinstall grub. It tells me that /dev/hda is not > found or not a block > > device. Tabbing on grub-install /dev/h shows me > that only hdc exists, > > however , i does not have any corresponding BIOS > drive. Googling that > > error has gotten me nowhere. > > > > Not that before I booted I played with the > laptop's MediaDirect > > feature, and I suspect that it ruined grub. Or > more. What can I > > do/check? Thanks. > > > > More bad news: when I tab on root(hd I find that > I've hd0,0 which is > fat, and hd0,1 which is unknown. No ext3. Does that > mean that I must > reinstall? > > Dotan Cohen > > http://nanir.com > http://dramatherapist.info > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Try grub> rootnoverify (hd0,1) grub> makeactive grub> chainloader +1 grub> boot rootnoverify (hd0,1) makeactive chainloader +1 out of curiosity. What does it say about (hd0,1) ? Regards, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
