Re: Re: GRUB install issue w/1.4_rc1

Make shure you have set the partition type.
I had this problem also, but after I had set the partition type to Linux in 'cfdisk' (but should also be possible to do with 'fdisk') Grub installed perfectly.

Patrick van Dissel

> 
> Van: Henti Smith <[email protected]>
> Datum: 2002/10/02 wo AM 09:12:13 GMT+02:00
> Aan: [email protected]
> cc:: [email protected]
> Onderwerp: Re: [gentoo-newbies] GRUB install issue w/1.4_rc1
> 
> On Tue, 01 Oct 2002 13:58:28 -0400
> [email protected] wrote:
> 
> > 1) I have /boot installed on /dev/hdb1 but it's currently the only hard
> > drive in the machine (my Windows one is unplugged but goes to the Master
> > slot on the 1st controller).  I followed the instructions to install GRUB to
> > (hd0,0) but it tells me something like "unknown file system type 0x83".  I
> > am using ReiserFS and have mounted /boot with "-o notail".  I also added
> > notail to /etc/fstab.  How can I get GRUB to install?
> 
> You should have used (hd1,0) not (hd0,0)
> 
> In the instructions is explains that the first number is the designation of the drive on the controller and the second number the partition.
> hence ... hdb1 is (hd1,0) and hda1 is (hd0,0) etcetc
> 
> Henti Smith 
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