Quoting Nick W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Friday 20 May 2005 15:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting bogi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Hello Bogi, > > > > Yes, I have two disks, an old 8 Gig hard drive with some old operating > > systems on it and a new 200 Gig hard drive which had files from an old 8 > > Gig hard drive copied on to it. > > > > When my brother installed knoppix on the new hard drive it worked just > > fine, but when I burned my five libranet 3.0 CD's and then installed them > > on my new hard drive the installer said that libranet 3.0 was successfully > > installed and to remove the CD and reboot. > > > > When I did reboot I got GRUB loading please wait > > > > and then Error 17. > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
quotation of Nick > Grub sometimes has trouble with large disks. The solution [if this is the > problem] is to have a separate /boot partition. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nick, how do I set up a separate /boot partition? Thanks in advance, Michael __________________________________________________________________________ > > > I then after receiving your reply checked my bios settings and they are as > > follows: > > > > Virus warning: Disabled > > Processor number feature: Enabledd > > Boot form LAN first: Disabled > > Boot sequence : CDROM,C,A > > VGA Boot from : AGP > > Boot Up Floppy Seek: Enabled > > Boot Up NumLock Status: On > > Memory Parity/ECC check : Disabled > > Typematic Rate Setting: Disabled > > Typematic Rate: Characters/sec): 6 > > Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250 > > Security Option : setup > > PCI/VGA Pallette Snoop: Disabled > > Assign IRQ for VGA: Enabledd > > HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability: Disabled > > Report No FDD for Win 95: no > > > > When I saw that HDD S.M.A.R.T. cabability was disabled, I enabled it and > > took the CD out of the CDROM drive and saved the new bios settings and let > > the bios continue to boot and I still came up with Error 17. > > > > So I went into the bios again and reset HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability back to > > disabled and saved the bios settings again and put Knoppix disk back in CD > > ROM drive and rebooted and then composed this reply to you and sent it. > > > > Does the above list of bios settings help you to help me get my system > > working again? > > > > How do I know whether the bios recognized my new disk and my old disk > > correctly? > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > >_ > > > > > Michael > > > Do you have 2 disks, did you add a disk recently ? > > > Do you own your home ? :-) > > > If the answer is yes, then > > > no, no, > > > dont go Aaron acceptance, > > > just check your bios, and see if it has recognized both disks correctly, > > > and > > > > > > try to reboot after that. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Szemir > > > > > > On May 20, 2005 10:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > I am sending you as an attachment the text file portion of my menu.lst > > > > > > file > > > > > > > from /mnt/hda2/grub/menu.lst. > > > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Michael Walters > > > > # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) > > > > # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), > > > > # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub > > > > # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. > > > > > > > > ## default num > > > > # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from > > > > 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. > > > > # > > > > # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the > > > > default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. > > > > default 0 > > > > > > > > ## timeout sec > > > > # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the > > > > default entry # (normally the first entry defined). > > > > timeout 10 > > > > > > > > # Pretty colours > > > > color cyan/blue white/blue > > > > # the below two colors are used if a splashimage is found > > > > foreground bbbbbb > > > > background 000000 > > > > > > > > ## password ['--md5'] passwd > > > > # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive > > > > editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries > > > > protected by the # command 'lock' > > > > # e.g. password topsecret > > > > # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ > > > > # password topsecret > > > > > > > > # > > > > # examples > > > > # > > > > # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 > > > > # root (hd0,0) > > > > # makeactive > > > > # chainloader +1 > > > > # > > > > # title Linux > > > > # root (hd0,1) > > > > # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro > > > > # > > > > > > > > # > > > > # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST > > > > > > > > ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > > ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified > > > > ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons > below > > > > > > > > ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs > > > > > > > > ## ## Start Default Options ## > > > > ## default kernel options > > > > ## default kernel options for automagic boot options > > > > ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z > > > > ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. > > > > ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro > > > > # kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro > > > > > > > > ## default grub root device > > > > ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) > > > > # groot=(hd0,1) > > > > > > > > ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options > > > > ## e.g. alternative=true > > > > ## alternative=false > > > > # alternative=true > > > > > > > > ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options > > > > ## e.g. lockalternative=true > > > > ## lockalternative=false > > > > # lockalternative=false > > > > > > > > ## altoption boot targets option > > > > ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed > > > > ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options > > > > ## altoptions=(single user mode) single > > > > # altoptions=(single user mode) single > > > > > > > > ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst > > > > ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the > > > > ## alternative kernel options > > > > ## e.g. howmany=all > > > > ## howmany=7 > > > > # howmany=all > > > > > > > > ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option > > > > ## e.g. memtest86=true > > > > ## memtest86=false > > > > # memtest86=true > > > > > > > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > > > > > > > splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > > > > > > > title Libranet GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.11-ln.std > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-ln.std root=/dev/hda1 ro > > > > initrd /initrd.img > > > > savedefault > > > > boot > > > > > > > > title Libranet GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.11-ln.std (single user > > > > mode) > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-ln.std root=/dev/hda1 ro single > > > > initrd /initrd.img > > > > savedefault > > > > boot > > > > > > > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > > ### BEGIN ADMINMENU OTHER OS LIST > > > > ## lines between ADMINMENU OTHER OS LIST added by Libranet Adminmenu > > > > > > > > ## entry: title(Windows 95/98/Me on hd1,0) root(hd1,0) chain > > > > title Windows 95/98/Me on hd1,0 > > > > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > > > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > > > ## entry: title(Linux on hd2,0) root(hd2,0) chain > > > > title Linux on hd2,0 > > > > rootnoverify (hd2,0) > > > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > > > ### END ADMINMENU OTHER OS LIST > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
