Re: "grub" command works, but GRUB boot loader hangs

[Wilhelm Wienemann]

Hello Ben!

On Sun, 05 Aug 2001, Ben Liblit wrote:

> Wilhelm Wienemann wrote:
> > Maybe you can give us an output of linux 'fdisk -l'
> 
> Gladly.  Attached below.
> 
> > and furthermore a listing of your '/boot/grub/menu.lst'.
> 
> I have no such file.

AFAIK you need such file to use GRUB as a bootloader.

> > How did you map the harddisks in GRUBs menu.lst?
> 
> I have no such file; I am relying upon GRUB to map my disks however it
> sees fit.  When run under Linux, the mapping is:

Which mapping?
From where should GRUB it know which harddisks are mapped if 
you aren't using a 'menu.lst' file?

>       /dev/sda  <=>  (hd1)
>       /dev/sdb  <=>  (hd2)
>       /dev/hdc  <=>  (hd0)

Is that the BIOS order of booting or what should it be?

> When run as a boot loader, GRUB believes that I have (fd0), (fd1),
> (hd0), and (hd1).  It hangs when I try to access any (hd?, ?)
> partition.  

What's the output of 'cat /boot/grub/device.map'?

> So it's not at all clear what GRUB's mapping is at that
> point, or even whether its mapping makes any sense at all.

For me it's unclear in which order you are mapping the harddisks
for GRUB. 

bye - Wilhelm

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