I finally resolved this old problem by choosing the CHS geometry in the BIOS. A counterintuitive fix, but nonetheless it worked.
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 03:33:28PM -0500, Ryan Underwood wrote: > > No change. anything else related to the geometry that I should try? > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 08:25:59AM +1000, Jason Thomas wrote: > > use the lba option with grub > > > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 12:47:12AM -0500, Ryan Underwood wrote: > > > What should I do to track this problem down? One concern is that > > > perhaps lilo is ok with the geometry being wrong because it uses the LBA > > > address on disk and ignores the CHS geometry; but maybe GRUB uses the > > > CHS geometry instead to find the stage1.5, and that's why it doesn't > > > work. > > > > -- > Ryan Underwood, <nemesis at icequake.net>, icq=10317253 > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-grub mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub > -- Ryan Underwood, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
