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Re: GRUB error '21' problem
From: |
David Balazic |
Subject: |
Re: GRUB error '21' problem |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:35:01 +0100 |
tom wrote:
>
> hi list,
>
> i am having problems getting GRUB to work (dule booting win2K and redhat 8
> on 2 different HD's) and i could really do with some pointers =)
>
> at first (after a default instalition) i was getting a HD Error but i have
> modified my grub.conf
>
> here is a list of my partitions:
>
> drive /dev/hda
> dev/hda1 NTFS (win2K)
>
> drive /dev/hdb
> dev/hdb1 ext3 /boot
> dev/hdb2 ext3 /usr
> dev/hdb3 ext3 /home
>
> /dev/hdb4 'extended'
> dev/hdb5 ext3 /
> dev/hdb6 swap
> dev/hdb7 ext3 /var
>
> and this is my grub.conf file:
>
> // --- grub.conf
>
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
> # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> # root (hd1,0)
> # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb5
> # initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=1
> timeout=10
> splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14)
> root (hd1,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/1
> initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img
> title Windows 2K
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> // --- end grub.conf
>
> now on boot up i am getting this output:
>
> GRUB Loading stage1.5.
>
> GRUB loading, please wait...
> Error 21
>
> both win2K and redhat 8 are woking (if i fix the MBR it will boot to Win2K
> normaly and i get to redhat with a boot disc)
>
> if there is any other information i need to post please ask... i am failry
> new to linux and lists btw
>
> thanks in advance
Which one is your boot disk ? Where do you have GRUB installed ?
Which MBR did you fix to boot win200 ?
Is your second disk (hdb) set up properly in BIOS ?
--
David Balazic
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