grub problem

[elmagozizou]

hi...I just compile the last kernel release, I did it debian wey.
All was find, i make the package, install it and then create the initrd image and add the respective line in the grub menu.lst.
I dont know why when i restart to test the new kernel i fund that the grub doesnt run... it stays GRUB loading, please wait.... and doenst do anything else.
So I try to fix it with a knoppix rescue disk. I do chroot to de partition and then do a grub-install, but when i do the install it tells me that cant read the stage1 archive.
then i try by doing /sbin/grub and then i was in the grub command line. I do the same but with the grub commands:
root (hd0,1)
setup (hd0)

Aparently this was succesfull but then I reboot and there was no news.... all the same.
I dont know what else to do, I think the stage1 archive is the problem but im not sure, and i dont know how to fix this..

[brother_mick]

Just a thought. Are you using a seperate /boot partition ? Has it run out of free space ?

[elmagozizou]

Just a thought. Are you using a seperate /boot partition ? Has it run out of free space ?

No, I do the linux installation in one partition and I have enough space..

Grub is on MBR

[elmagozizou]

Hi these if what I try to do...and the result.

root@0[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2
root@0[knoppix]# chroot /mnt/hda2
Knoppix:/# grub-install /dev/hda
The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.

[elmagozizou]

Finaly I could install the grub... Now another problem

When I do update-grub, it automaticly assing (hd0,2) to my linux partitions. when I try to boot in this way the grub loads succesfully but the partition asignment is wrong so doesnt boot any of the linux partitions.

So I modify the menu.lst archive so the roots where correct (hd0,1)

The Result:
GRUB DOESNT LOAD AGAIN...

In one way loads grub but doesnt boot anything because the partitions are wrong, and if I correct that... it doesnt load grub ... :S

any help?