Hello, I'm trying to get Grub running on 5.3-rc2 but I keep getting Error 29: Disk write error. I'm trying to install it directly to the MBR. I can't use the floppy method because there is one. I can use the FreeBSD loader but I'd like to use grub. This is the only OS on the laptop. If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.
My fstab looks like this... bash-2.05b$ cat /etc/fstab # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# /dev/ad0s1b none swap sw 0 0 /dev/ad0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 /dev/ad0s1e /tmp ufs rw 2 2 /dev/ad0s1f /usr ufs rw 2 2 /dev/ad0s1d /var ufs rw 2 2 /dev/cd0 /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 This is the contents of /boot/grub... bash-2.05b$ ls /boot/grub/ device.map fat_stage1_5 iso9660_stage1_5 menu.lst reiserfs_stage1_5 stage2 vstafs_stage1_5 e2fs_stage1_5 ffs_stage1_5 jfs_stage1_5 minix_stage1_5 stage1 ufs2_stage1_5 xfs_stage1_5 bash-2.05b$ This is what I entered in the Grub CLI.. bash-2.05b$ grub grub GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> root (hd0,0, Possible partitions are: Partition num: 0, [BSD sub-partitions immediately follow] BSD Partition num: 'a', Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5 BSD Partition num: 'b', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 BSD Partition num: 'd', Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5 BSD Partition num: 'e', Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5 BSD Partition num: 'f', Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5 grub> root (hd0,0,a) Filesystem type is ufs2, partition type 0xa5 grub> setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not fatal) Running "embed /boot/grub/ufs2_stage1_5 (hd0,0,a)"... failed (this is not fatal) Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 p /boot/grub/menu.lst "... failed Error 29: Disk write error grub> quit This e-mail message, including any attachment(s), is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. Lightship Telecom / www.lightship.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"