Re: GRUB error 18

[<bthepixwiz@cox.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linas Žvirblis" <0x0007@gmail.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: GRUB error 18


> bthepixwiz@cox.net wrote:
>
> >     I just got Debian installed on my extra computer, but whenever I 
> > start it, it goes to stage 1.5, then gives me error 18, and stops. I have 
> > found out that error 18 has something to do with the boot loader and 8 
> > gigs, but I'm not sure. I have a 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda, and I 
> > installed Debian using a netboot from two floppys. I can only boot from 
> > floppies, so I can't use CDs. Can anyone point me in a direction to fix 
> > this? Thanks.
>
> If I remember correctly, this has happened to me once. My solution was
> to set access mode of the hard drive from "LBA" to "Auto" in BIOS. The
> strange thing was that it seemed to autodetect LBA anyway, but the error
> was no more.
>
> I came to conclusion that the BIOS is broken and I did not investigate
> any further.
The only options my BIOS has is LBA, NORMAL, and LARGE. I tried all three, 
and I still got the error.