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Originally posted by danleff: Quote: ...and what was the solution???? I am interested and others may be as well! Hello, Well, I changed to this: Code: # grub.conf generated by anaconda## Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.# root (hd2,0)# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdf1# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img#boot=/dev/hdf1default=0timeout=5#splashimage=(hd2,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gzsplashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz#hiddenmenutitle Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5) #root (hd2,0) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.imgtitle Windows XP rootnoverify (hd1,0) chainloader +1 I left the old ones as commented out so you can see what I changed. I Just installed Fedora Core 5 (new install) as I am sure you can tell and it did the same thing. So I had to first boot into resuce mode. Then I ran the following commands in this order: Code: 1.) chroot /mnt/sysimage2.) cd /boot/grub3.) cat grub.conf (just so you can see it in its current form)4.) grub-install --recheck/dev/hdf5.) grub-install /dev/hdf6.) vi grub.conf7.) push a so vi goes into insert (edit) mode8.) Now in the VI editor you change the commented out lines in the code of my grub.conf above so it matchs mine.9.) Now save the new grub.conf by pushing on your keyboard "shift + : ) then hit "w" on the keyboard. Now the new grub.conf file is saved.10.) Reboot computer and everything now works as expected So I will have to do this every time until it's fixed, if it ever is. Take Care and thanks again for all your help and sorry for such late reply, Will

Never mind I figured it out! Thanks a lot.

Hey, Thanks again for your help. I tried both of them and both of them freeze with: Grub loading stage2 Take Care, Will

How do I get xfprot installed? I installed fprot from here: http://www.f-prot.com/download/trial_forms/linux-ws-rpm.html But when I try and install xfprot it says f-prot is missing as well as linux-gate.so.1, libintl.so.3, and perl-libwww. F-prot seems to be installed fine: Code: $ f-prot -vernoF-PROT ANTIVIRUSProgram version: 4.6.6Engine version: 3.16.14VIRUS SIGNATURE FILESSIGN.DEF created 9 February 2006SIGN2.DEF created 9 February 2006MACRO.DEF created 9 February 2006$ f-prot eicar.comVirus scanning report - 11 February 2006 @ 0:04F-PROT ANTIVIRUSProgram version: 4.6.6Engine version: 3.16.14VIRUS SIGNATURE FILESSIGN.DEF created 9 February 2006SIGN2.DEF created 9 February 2006MACRO.DEF created 9 February 2006Search: eicar.comAction: Report onlyFiles: "Dumb" scan of all filesSwitches: -ARCHIVE -PACKED -SERVER/home/war59312/Desktop/eicar.com Infection: EICAR_Test_FileResults of virus scanning:Files: 1MBRs: 0Boot sectors: 0Objects scanned: 1Infected: 1Suspicious: 0Disinfected: 0Deleted: 0Renamed: 0Time: 0:00 Thanks, Will [Edited by war59312 on 2006-02-11 06:05:22]

Hey, Yes it's a pci raid controller card. Here is fdisk -l output as requested: Code: Disk /dev/hdb: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hdb1 * 1 7473 60026841 7 HPFS/NTFSDisk /dev/hde: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hde1 * 1 8414 67585423+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/dev/hde2 8415 9728 10554705 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hde5 8415 9728 10554673+ 7 HPFS/NTFSDisk /dev/hdf: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hdf1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux/dev/hdf2 1276 1393 947835 82 Linux swap / Solaris/dev/hdf3 1394 14593 106029000 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hdf4 14 1275 10137015 83 Linux/dev/hdf5 1394 14593 106028968+ 7 HPFS/NTFSPartition table entries are not in disk order Thanks again, Will

Hey, It's an internal pci raid controller card. And here is my device.map: Code: (fd0) /dev/fd0(hd0) /dev/hdb(hd1) /dev/hde(hd2) /dev/hdf Thanks again, Will

Hey, I finally got F4 booting. Even manged to update the kernal and updated gnome to 2.12.1. Now the only problem is getting winows xp to boot from gurb. At the moment when slecting windows xp in grub it just opens grub as if I just typed in grub. Where you can only use grub commands. Know what I mean? Well here is my grub config: Code: # 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 (hd2,0)# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdf4# initrd /initrd-version.img#boot=/dev/hdf1default=2timeout=5splashimage=(hd2,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz#hiddenmenutitle Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.1831_FC4) #root (hd2,0) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ initrd /initrd-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4.imgtitle Fedora Core - Old (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4) #root (hd2,0) root (hd0,0) #kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=/dev/hdf4 initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.imgtitle Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1

Originally posted by danleff: Quote: No, do not change the boot order of the hard drives! If you do this, then you change the primary hard drive boot disk order, which is not what you want to do. If the cdrom is the first boot device, what is the second? Setting the cdrom to boot first, just allows the system to boot from the cdrom first, then the (hopefully) primary master drive, which should be hdd0. If no bootable cdrom is found, the system boots off the next drive in the boot order. There should be a setting in the bios to choose what type of system you are booting, scsi vs. ide. Is there a setting right now that has this order; scsi (or raid), ide.... or; ide, scsi (raid).... Hey, I think I understand what your getting at. About to see if I'm correct. Be back in a bit. Take Care, Will Update: OK well making progress. I can not get into grub and it lists fedora core but it fails to boot with: Filesystem type unknown partition type 0x7 Error 17: cannot mount selected partition press any key to continue Stumped atm. So I am not touch boot order now. It goes floppy, cdrom, hard disk. And for hard disk I pick the second one which is where fedora core is install and choose fedora core from grub menu and get the error above but hey at least I can not get into grub so thanks a lot. Now just to get it botting now. [Edited by war59312 on 2006-02-08 14:06:27]

I'm just using the raid controller as an ide channel. It's the SYBA SD-ATA133R PCI IDE Controller Card RAID 0/1/0+1 : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124001 I have the Asus A7V8X-X mother board. There is no option in the bios for raid. There is only the boot order. Yes I understand now. I thought it just meant the /boot directory. And yes I installed it to the MRB of hdf which is where Fedora is installed. So yes the /boot directory is within the root filesystem of Fedora. Well I have to change the boot order in the bios before installing Linux. I have to set it to not boot any hard disk at all and cd only. I have to. Only way to boot of a cd. I've just never had this problem before. Then again all distros I have tired do not use Grub but LILO instead. So how would I go about fixing this issue? You said "the drive designations are always relative to what the boot order in the bios is set for" ; so do that mean when I set it to boot off the second disk. I guess that's what I do not understand seeing as in the grub config it's 2,0 which I would think mean the second hard disk and the first partition. So since I have to change the boot order it becomes 1, 0 no? I tired 1,0 and get some result BTW. Well thanks for your help, Will

I too am having this issue. I have three ide hard disks. The first is Windows XP and the second is where I have installed VC. The third is connected to a raid controler. Anyways in order to boot linux I have to change hard drives in the bios. From the first to the second. So I guess that screws it up seeing as during install no hard drives are enabled. Thats how I have to boot off a CD . Well here is the grub.conf file: Code: # grub.conf generated by anaconda## Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.# root (hd2,0)# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdf1# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img#boot=/dev/hdf1default=0timeout=5splashimage=(hd2,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gzhiddenmenutitle Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4) root (hd2,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.imgtitle Other rootnoverify (hd1,0) chainloader +1 I find it stranges it says there is no boot directory when there is. I choose to install the boot loader on hdf partition which is the second hard disk during install. But when I try and boot linux it becauses the first hard disk, is that correct? So how do I got about changing the active partition? That is if I understood this topic at all. Oh and I tried running: grub --install -recheck /dev/hdf and grub --install /dev/hdf But it says its and invalid device which is pretty strange since if I cd /dev/ hdf is right there. So any help would be great. Thanks a lot, Will