nah, in the end i gave up on it, using lilo instead...
btw, hda1 is /boot so hd(0,0)/bzImage would, if mounted, point at /boot/bzImage i think.
no, ive got a new problem now.
chaintech 7njs deluxe (nforce2, 3 PATA, 2SATA channels) 2600+ 333fsb 2 x 512mb crucial PC2700 2x abit serielle SATA adaptors for PATA drives 550 watt PSU, gold, twin transparent fans 'silent' Volcano 9, dabs eta 2 weeks, Dragon Orb 3 hairdryer for now.
i discovered i coulnt get my SATA adapters on the back of the drives without sawing 3mm off my ram. so:
PATA1: --------CDRW-----DVD PATA2: --------80GB /----- PATA3: --------120GB----- SATA1: -------- SATA2: --------80GB /data /mp3 etc
stat1 is at the bottom of the board, sata2 is high enough so the cable /just/ reaches to the fourth 5.25@ bay, with the 80gb in it.
Gentoo 1.4 sound works (c-media), but when i start X, i get scrambled characters on a console-font screen. system still responds, login over network works, but VC's dont (ctrl-alt-f1, scroll-lock, alt-f2) no way i get to vc's it seems. only a reboot fixes it, killing X, xinit etc doues not help.
tried NVdriver with and without, with and without glx, with nv or nvidia, and combos of the above. using a Ti4400 in AGP, no onboard graphics. nvnet works, cmpci onboard sound works, just damned graphics.
oh yes, and winXP pro wont install on that system, tch tch
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig" craig@wizball.co.uk To: "ALUG" main@lists.alug.org.uk Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [Alug] Grub issues
On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:11:53AM -0000, Tristan Scott wrote:
now, the help file said to : # grub grub> root (hd0,0) grub> setup (hd0) grub> quit # nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf nano> default 0 nano> timeout 30 nano> # there is a splash image here, but i cant remember the path, and commenting
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
Put that in?
nano> # it out doesnt change things nano> nano> title Mp3/web server nano> root (hd0,0) nano> kernel (hd0,0)/bzImage root=/dev/hda2 nano>
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda2 would be better you know?
when i run grub> setup (hd0), i get a messages about grub.conf - a
positive
message. copying it to manu.lst dosent work either.
menu.lst should be symlinked to grub.conf
do:
ln -s /boot/grub/grub.conf menu.lst
It should be able to boot this time! ;)
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