--- akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 02:17:04PM +1000, Srihari When I booted in rescue mode and execute grub-install /dev/hdc (or hdd), it prints this error message (and return exit code 1): /dev/hdd7 does not have any corresponding BIOS drive. I presume anaconda must have encountered the same problem, though it said 'all is well' :-). (Quick googling does not reveal an easy fix.) > Well first we did exactly the same thing and it > worked with Linux and > Windows both booting. I would agree we need toi be > sure that the grub > was installed on the right drive: > In any case at this point you can use the rescue > disk to install grub > in the MBR. > > Just in case the process is as follows: > Boot the rescue disk and at some point it will > identify you linux and > mount it on /mnt/sysimage. Then run a : chroot > /mnt/sysimage > Check on your /boot/grub/grub.conf to see if it is > correct. Both the > linux and Windows can be booted from the grub you > will install in MBR. > Then to do the installation you can do it one of two > ways: > 1. grub-install /dev/hda > > 2. The series of commands: > grub > grub> root (hd0,4) <--- the 4 must be changed if > your linuxis on a > different partition. > grub> setup (hd0) > grub> quit > Although the first option is easier to type the > second works more > consistently. If you don't know how to set up > windows in grub it is > with the lines: > title windows > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 OK. We shall give that a go. Thanks Hari Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com