[nmglug] grub error 18

[Ed Brown]

I think 'root (hd0,0)' should be changed to 
rootnoverify (hd0,0)

-Ed


On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 13:01, Jason Schaefer wrote:
> Ed
> 
> Thanks. I now have gnu/linux booting (I used 'update-grub' to create 
> menu.lst then changed hd0,0 to hd0,1). I am trying to get windows to boot.
> 
> title Windows
> root (hd0,0)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
> 
> This does not work. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks
> -J
> 
> Ed Brown wrote:
> 
> >Also Jason, in case you're new to grub, installing grub this way will
> >give you a grub boot prompt when you reboot, but you'll probably want to
> >create a menu, so you can easily choose between windows and linux,
> >without entering the necessary parameters every time you boot.
> >
> >If you don't have the documentation locally, check out:
> >http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Configuration.html#Configuration
> >
> >-Ed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 15:51, Jason Schaefer wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I am installing grub on an old dell dimension that had lilo.
> >>It has a windows partition (hda1) and debian (hda2)
> >>I typed:
> >>grub> root (hd0,1)
> >>grub> setup (hd1)
> >>
> >>It can't run 'e2fs_stage1_5' or 'install' and gives me "Error 18: 
> >>Selected Cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS
> >>
> >>Again, lilo booted both OS's without a problem.
> >>
> >>Anyone have any work-arounds for this?
> >>
> >>-Jason
> >>
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