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Re: MBR problem



On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 12:43:32PM -0800, Punit Ahluwalia wrote:
> I installed grub to /dev/hdc2 which is also /root. This is not a dual boot. It is plain
> and simple "Woody".
> 
> How do I install grub to the MBR?

If I understand your setup correctly, you want to install grub to hda.

This is probably where LILO *was* installed, hence it is still trying to
boot LILO.

HTH

> 
>  
> --- CW Harris <charris@rtcmarketing.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 10:00:38AM -0800, Punit Ahluwalia wrote:
> > > Thanks for the response. But I did dpkg -P lilo. yet, nothing chnages.
> > > 
> > This sounds like your BIOS is trying to boot the old LILO boot sector
> > rather than your grub boot sector.  Are you installing grub to the MBR
> > or to a partition?  If you are installing it to a partition, make sure
> > that your MBR is trying to boot that partition.
> > 
> > Is this a dual-boot windows thing?
> > 
> > > 
> > > --- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Punit Ahluwalia wrote:
> > > > 
> > [...]
> > > > >with either of them. After the BIOS transfers the control, the
> > > > >screen displays a message
> > > > >"searching for the boot record : ok"  and then the letter "L" and
> > > > >then a series of number
> > > > >40 (40 40 40 ..). I don't know what is going on. I can boot from
> > > > >the floppy using kernel-2.2.20.
> > > > >  
> > > > >
> > > > lilo is still partially installed. You might want to "apt-get remove 
> > > > lilo" followed by "grub-install", but as I've only done it a time or 
> > > > two, I'm not sure of the exact steps, so you might want to wait to hear 
> > > > from others first.
> > > > 
> > [...]

-- 
Chris Harris <charris@rtcmarketing.com>
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