Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:19:22 +0100 From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: Uli Middelberg <uli@middelberg.de> Cc: FreeBSD Stable Users <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: grub on 5.4 Message-ID: <20050422231922.GP73687@eris.tenfour> In-Reply-To: <426954DB.50409@middelberg.de> References: <20050422101436.GL73687@eris.tenfour> <426954DB.50409@middelberg.de>
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* Uli Middelberg <uli@middelberg.de> [0447 20:47]: > Dick Davies schrieb: > >grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 > > (hd0,0,a) > > > >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 > > > > It will work when you install grub after booting > from floppy disk or CD. Wow, that's a bit messed up - I need to boot off a different disk before I can write to the MBR? Someone mentioned a GEOM quirk, is that what's stopping me doing it from within freebsd? I wonder why boot0cfg doesn't have the same problem? > You may create a bootable grub floppy with > $ cd /boot/grub > $ dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 > $ dd if=stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1 Thanks, but if it's a freebsd thing I'll just install the MBR from one of the other OSes - do you know if I need our patched grub for the mbr to grok ufs2, or will a leenux one work? -- 'Oh. Your. God.' -- Bender Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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