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#1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:34 AM

Hi,

I've a little problem with Grub. When Grub should be starting I get
"GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB..."
I think that my Bios (AwardBios) does not give Grub the correct
geometry, and I can't define anything about the hd in Bios.
It's a very minimal Bios from a JVC MP-XP7210 Notebook.

Anybody got an idea how I can boot my Gentoo?

Thx,
Axel

grub.conf:
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/ram0
hda=16,63,58140
init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev
initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10

#2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:34 AM

Axel Steiner <ast@treibsand.com> wrote:
>
> I think that my Bios (AwardBios) does not give Grub the correct
> geometry, and I can't define anything about the hd in Bios.

You can check whether this is the case by starting grub from a
boot floppy/cdrom.
Maybe you could try to force LBA mode (IIRC "install --force-lba").

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