Rajko M. wrote: > On Saturday 22 September 2007 21:11, Jerry Houston wrote: > >> Rajko M. wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 22 September 2007 20:15, Jerry Houston wrote: >>> ... >>> >>> >>>> Is there a Plan B that I should try? >>>> >>> Let us see: >>> fdisk -l >>> >> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x0009a565 >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sda1 1 523 4200966 82 Linux swap / >> Solaris >> /dev/sda2 * 524 19457 152087355 83 Linux >> >> Disk /dev/sdb: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x0007405f >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdb1 1 24321 195358401 83 Linux >> >> >>> cat /boot/menu.ls >>> > > My bad. Sorry. > >> cat: /boot/menu.lst: No such file or directory >> > > Carlos already corrected this, and Patrick added next important file. > > The /dev/sda2 is marked active. > If generic boot loader is in /dev/sda MBR, and grub is installed in /dev/sda2 > boot sector, it should pick up and boot from there. > > So we looking: > - is generic boot code in MBR of /dev/sda > dd if=/dev/sda of=sda-mbr bs=512 count=1 > strings -n 10 sda-mbr > Should give this: > Invalid partition table > No operating system > Error loading operating system > > openSuSE-desktop:/ # strings -n 10 sda-mbr No active partition Disk read error No operating system Invalid CHS read
> - is GRUB installed in /dev/sda2 > dd if=/dev/sda2 of=sda2-mbr bs=512 count=1 > strings sda2-mbr > It should list in last lines: > GRUB > Geom > Hard Disk > Read > Error > > openSuSE-desktop:/ # strings sda2-mbr ZRrK D|f1 GRUB Geom Hard Disk Read Error > You can try tests on /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1. > On /dev/sdb: openSuSE-desktop:/ # strings -n 10 sdb-mbr Invalid partition table No operating system Error loading operating system On /dev/sdb1: openSuSE-desktop:/ # strings sdb1-mbr (apparently there were no results from this) Does any of this suggest what's wrong? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
