Re: GRUB error '21' problem

[David Balazic]

tom wrote:
> 
> hi list,
> 
> i am having problems getting GRUB to work (dule booting win2K and redhat 8
> on 2 different HD's) and i could really do with some pointers  =)
> 
> at first (after a default instalition) i was getting a HD Error but i have
> modified my grub.conf
> 
> here is a list of my partitions:
> 
> drive /dev/hda
>            dev/hda1   NTFS (win2K)
> 
> drive /dev/hdb
>            dev/hdb1  ext3 /boot
>            dev/hdb2  ext3 /usr
>            dev/hdb3  ext3 /home
> 
>         /dev/hdb4    'extended'
>            dev/hdb5  ext3 /
>            dev/hdb6  swap
>            dev/hdb7  ext3 /var
> 
> and this is my grub.conf file:
> 
> // --- grub.conf
> 
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
> # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> # root (hd1,0)
> # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb5
> # initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=1
> timeout=10
> splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14)
>     root (hd1,0)
>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/1
>     initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img
> title Windows 2K
>     rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>     chainloader +1
> 
> // --- end grub.conf
> 
> now on boot up i am getting this output:
> 
>     GRUB Loading stage1.5.
> 
>     GRUB loading, please wait...
>     Error 21
> 
> both win2K and redhat 8 are woking (if i fix the MBR it will boot to Win2K
> normaly and i get to redhat with a boot disc)
> 
> if there is any other information i need to post please ask... i am failry
> new to linux and lists btw
> 
> thanks in advance

Which one is your boot disk ? Where do you have GRUB installed ?
Which MBR did you fix to boot win200 ?

Is your second disk (hdb) set up properly in BIOS ?

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David Balazic
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