> >Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
> >16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
> >Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
>
> 16 heads--that's the problem. it should be 255. it's the same thing that
> caused the FC2 bootloader problem.
> read http://lwn.net/Articles/86835/
>
You were right! It was a problem with the disk geometry. Now its all working!
To sum up what I did, ( all as root )
sfdisk -d /dev/hda > parttab
Edited parttab to remove the warning ( first two lines ).
cat parttab | sfdisk --no-reread --force /dev/hda
Rebooted and everything works.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
Kaustubh
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