> > Next, I tried obtaining a newer version of GRUB. From > > ftp.uruk.org/public/grub, I obtained grub-0.5.tar.gz, > > dated August 20, 1998. I created a GRUB boot floppy according to > > the instructions included with that archive: > > > > dd if=bin/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 > > dd if=bin/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1 > > > > Unfortunately, using this GRUB boot floppy gave me the same > > result. > > > That seems like a fairly old GRUB. The debian ftp archive should > contain a more recent version. There might be some sort of issue > if you are using new hardware. If you install the hurd debian package > on your slink system, or even do a: > `dpkg -x grub*.deb /foo` you can get a known working copy of the stage1, > stage2, etc., binaries on your system (this command will extract it > to a "foo" directory without actually installing it on your system.) > > The two-part dd commands you listed above should work fine. > > Please try again using the debian package as instructed above, then > let us know how it goes. > > -Brent
Well, I tried it again last night, and I had the same problem. I used the grub .deb file from the sid/main/binary-hurd-i386 directory, which is version 0.5.90. I was looking around today, and I discovered there's a newer version out, 0.5.91, which has LBA support and support for AMI/AWARD bios extensions. I'm getting way over my head here, but those sound familiar -- I'm pretty sure I've got an AMI bios, and my drives definitely do the LBA thang. In case it helps, when I boot Linux, in the kern.log file (and on the console) I get the lines: Partition check: hda: [EZD] [remap 0->1] [1584/255/63] hda1 hda2 <hda5 hda6 hda7 hda8> hdb: [EZD] [remap 0->1] [786/64/63] hdb1 hdb2 which leads me to believe there's something odd about my disk configuration. Also, when I boot Windows 98, it uses EZ-BIOS so that I can use more than 8 GB of my big drive. This was installed from the software I installed when I added the drive. I am trying to use the small drive for Hurd though, which didn't require EZ-BIOS before I added the big one. I'll try using 0.5.91, and see if I get anywhere. Failing that, I'll grab the latest source from the CVS repository, try compiling that, and see what happens. I'll let the list know how it goes... Shane McDonald
