Re: grub problem

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On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 02:52:03AM +0000, neh@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Matt:
> 
> > On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 neh@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > Was it working before?  Did you do anything with partition tables?
> > 
> 
> Yes, it was working 100%.  And "fdisk -l" looks 100% ok.
> 
> > The symptom is of grub not being able to locate the boot partition or the
> > grub directory in it that contains the later stages of the boot loader,
> > the config file, etc.  You'll need to reinstall grub.  Check "info grub"
> > for instructions.  They can be a bit complicated, depending on where you
> > are installing (MBR or partition) and where /boot is.
> > 
> 
> That's what I thought.  I already did
> 
> grub-install /dev/hda6 (that's my linux boot partition)
> 
Yes you can do it with linux rescue but a boot floppy should be made
every time you install or upgrade (ubtil you get as machine like the
new Dells without a floppy drive).

Why would you install grub in /dev/hda6 rather than the MBR?
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