-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re:[opensuse] Grub Error 21 From: David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> To: suse <opensuse@opensuse.org> Date: Fri 18 Jan 2008 11:31:47 EST
Dave Barton wrote:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re:[opensuse] Grub Error 21 From: James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> To: SUSE Linux <opensuse@opensuse.org> Date: Fri 18 Jan 2008 10:09:11 EST
Dave Barton wrote:
I have just upgraded a PC for a colleague, who, after much badgering and encouragement, conceded to have a dual boot install of OpenSUSE 10.3 on a second drive. Installed XP Pro on hd0, no problem. Created a FAT32 partition on hd1 using 50% of the disk capacity, leaving remainder unallocated for Linux partitions. Booted to the 10.3 installation DVD and the install to hd1, including on-line updates, went perfectly, until the first reboot, where I get:
Though I don't recall the exact details, I had a similar problem last year. IIRC, after booting with the CD and then boot installed system, I went into Yast and changed where Grub started the installed SUSE from. I think I had to specifiy the actual partition or something like that.
Thanks for the quick reply James. I have been trying a number of different options in the GRUB configuration, but so far I have no luck. Without going through the install DVD, I continually come back to the Error 21 :(
Regards
Dave
Found this on google: (grub error 21)
http://osdir.com/ml/boot-loaders.grub.bugs/2003-02/msg00080.html
It may help. If not, there are reams of other grub error 21 links
Thanks again David. I read the proposed solution, but the BIOS already has the suggested configuration. As I said in my original post, I have Googled for and tried a number of the suggested options I found there, but still no joy. Having spent most of the past 2 days trying to resolve this issue and having a business to run, I will have to concede defeat and return the machine as a "Windows Only" box. :_( My thanks to everyone who tried to help. Dave