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Hi group, |
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Previously I had a problem with hard drive that turned |
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out was a faulty IDE controller, not the drive, not |
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the cable. |
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Now I can't use /dev/hdb but /dev/hdc is OK. So my set |
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up is /dev/hda(WinXP) and /dev/hdc(gentoo), ie, WinXP |
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is on the first IDE as master and gentoo is on the sec |
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IDE also as master. hdd is the CDROM(sec IDE,slave), |
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to complete the setup. |
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So far I've tried every possible permutation of root, |
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rootnoverify and map. I've tried installing the boot |
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loader on /dev/hda and /dev/hdc. On hda nothing |
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works(error 21). On hdc the boot menu appears and I |
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can boot gentoo but not WinXP |
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Error messages: "selected disk does not exist", "not |
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found or not a block device", "could not find device |
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for boot". Sorry, I can't recall the exact context for |
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these messages but this will give a flavor hopefully. |
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I've tried changing the boot order in the BIOS. |
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I can get gentoo to boot if I tell grub it's on |
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(hd0,0)(?!?!) but WinXP won't boot unless I remove the |
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HD w/gentoo on it and bypass grub altogether. |
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fdisk can see both drives OK. Both drives appear in |
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dmesg w/o errors. Both drives appear in the POST |
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screen -- first drive as '0', second drive as '1' |
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I've scoured the web for an answer and now must turn |
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to the authorities on this list as a last resort. |
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Maxim |
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