Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Oct 2004 04:59:33 +0200 | From | Andries Brouwer <> | Subject | Re: Linux-2.6.8 Hates DOS partitions |
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 06:51:59PM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> So, every time I install a new Linux version, GRUB writes something > else there. Eventually it probably gets big enough to make the DOS D: > partition go away, and soon DOS drive C: becomes unbootable. I can't > find any other reason. > > The GRUB configuraton file on a pristine install does not > seem to access /dev/sda, but it does... > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.358) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img > title Other > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > chainloader +1
Don't be confused by the absence of the letter s. hd0 may well be sda in case you boot from SCSI. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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