GRUB boot loader won't show up anymore

[majo]

HI,

I got another one :

when I restart PC I have no choice of OS anymore as GRUB loader is not there,
instead PC is going directly to WinXP and we don't want that do we ?
it was working before perfectly
boot loader only comes up when I have linux DVD in dvd drive.


thanks for any help

[devils casper]

i checked your earlier thread here. you have two Hard Disks. did you swap Hard Disks? Linux Disk should be Primary Master.






casper

[majo]

HI,

No I did not change anything, everything is as it was from start.
there is lot of other things that happened to my linux since I have installed all the stuff I need but still nothing serious apart thisone.

Thanks

[devils casper]

i assume that Linux Disk is Primary Master.
boot up SuSe and execute this code in terminal to re-install GRUB.

su -
/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda

casper

[majo]

Hi,

well, I didn't try that yet, as I have found in yast>system>bootloader that it is installed on /dev/hdc3 and also when you Reread configuration from disk it comes up with error
"SET THE BOOTLOADER LOCATION"

As I'm saying I didn't change anything so it just happened from nothing.

Thank you

[devils casper]

bootloader that it is installed on /dev/hdc3 and also when you Reread configuration from disk it comes up with error
"SET THE BOOTLOADER LOCATION"

thats weird !
either choose to install Boot Loader in MBR of /dev/hda in Yast OR execute the code i posted in last post.
both methods will fix the problem.





casper

[majo]

OK, that should fix it, but I found that my hda device is actually CD drive and hdc is HDD, do you think if I swap them over, everything will boot up ???
or am I gonna be in trouble

Thaks

[devils casper]

I found that my hda device is actually CD drive and hdc is HDD

its not possible. i am asking again, did you change jumper settings, cables or swap harddisks?
post the output of 'fdisk -l' command.





casper

[majo]

I don't know if it is possible or not but what I said is true and I didn't change anything, no jumpers, no settings no cables.
here is the fdisk -l but check the last line - entries are not in order

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               2        3916    31447237+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda2   *        3917       14593    85763002+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda5               2        3916    31447206    7  HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdc: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1            2551        9964    59552955    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdc2               1         262     2104483+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdc3   *         263        1203     7558582+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc4            1204        2550    10819777+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc5            2551        9964    59552923+   7  HPFS/NTFS

Partition table entries are not in disk order

thank you very much, I know I'm a bit pain but I can't find answers anywhere.

[devils casper]

you are right ! Linux Disk is hdc...
log in as root and execute this

grub-install /dev/hdc

casper