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Bug 146770 - Grub error collection missing "Grub Hard Disk Error" failure.
Summary: Grub error collection missing "Grub Hard Disk Error" failure.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 146608
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other documents (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Docs Team
URL: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/grub-err...
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Reported: 2006-09-07 18:51 UTC by arthur_torrey
Modified: 2006-09-07 18:57 UTC (History)
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Description arthur_torrey 2006-09-07 18:51:47 UTC
I am attempting an install on a new box.  After completing all steps in the guide (including installing Grub w/ grub-install) I attempt to reboot, and remove the live cd.

I get a message "GRUB Hard Disk Error"

According to the GNU Grub manual, this means:
"The stage2 or stage1.5 is being read from a hard disk, and the attempt to determine the size and geometry of the hard disk failed."

As far as I can tell, the hard drive is working properly. It is recognized correctly in the BIOS (IDE1, master drive, and the correct drive make / model, etc), the boot order is correct, and the system has booted correctly into DOS off the hard drive. (I do a quick install of DOS into a very small first partition as part of my hardware testing procedure when I built the box)

There is nothing about this error in the Gentoo GRUB Error Collection document that I can find. The forum sticky on Grub errors pointed at this document and suggested filing a bug on any error not covered....

So far I haven't found a cure.  I have been going through the forum sticky searching for one, and experimenting with other things as ideas come to me.  If I find a cure, I will update this.

Thanks,

 ART
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Comment 1 arthur_torrey 2006-09-07 18:57:08 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 146608 ***