Oz

I have a second hard drive which I planned to install suse 9 on.
The problem is each time I try to install I get a 'Grub hard disk error' on
boot.
I can't see where the problem lies. The hard disk is in working order. I go
through the installation process carefully. Tried minimum setup as well as
graphical set-up.

I¢m not sure what else I can do to get the installation working.

Can anyone help?

Thank you

Robert Hull

In message <t9e6dz424log$.akrni4a7aavr.dlg@40tude.net>, Oz
<Ozlondon99@hotmail.com> wrote
>I have a second hard drive which I planned to install suse 9 on.
>The problem is each time I try to install I get a 'Grub hard disk error' on
>boot.
>I can't see where the problem lies. The hard disk is in working order. I go
>through the installation process carefully. Tried minimum setup as well as
>graphical set-up.
>
>I‚m not sure what else I can do to get the installation working.
>
>Can anyone help?
>
Have you checked that your BIOS has not been set to prevent writing to
the MBR ? Some manufacturers call this feature "virus protection" (sic).
--
Robert Talking to yourself - first sign of madness
Answering yourself back - first sign of schizophrenia
I go one better: If I don't like the answer ...
I put it to a majority vote

Oz

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:35:25 -0700, Kevin Nathan wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:12:02 +0000
> Oz <Ozlondon99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a second hard drive which I planned to install suse 9 on.
>> The problem is each time I try to install I get a 'Grub hard disk
>> error' on boot.
>
> First, go into your BIOS and check that your drives are set for LBA
> mode. If not, change them and try again.

Thank you Kevin.
For some reason it was off, and write cache was also disabled.

Oz

>>
> Have you checked that your BIOS has not been set to prevent writing to
> the MBR ? Some manufacturers call this feature "virus protection" (sic).

Got it working, thanks for the replies and help.
LBA wasn't selected on the second drive. After that, Suse installed
seamlessly.

I'm in love, everything feels so smooth and fast. I guess it could be
because its a fresh install, but windows *never* felt like that.
Even the desktop (although same resolution) feels much bigger. I don't feel
the need the maximise everything.

The only problem I've encountered so far is that my ADSL connection is not
recognised. I've had a search and many people seem to be having troubles
with PIPEX and the Speedtouch modem. I just hope its not a major stumbling
block.

Thanks again

Robert Hull

In message <1gcfs3por2yrk$.1x263pgtezvk$.dlg@40tude.net>, Oz
<Ozlondon99@hotmail.com> wrote
>The only problem I've encountered so far is that my ADSL connection is not
>recognised. I've had a search and many people seem to be having troubles
>with PIPEX and the Speedtouch modem. I just hope its not a major stumbling
>block.

I would recommend an external router with ethernet interface - no need
for any special support and gives you other advantages
--
Robert Talking to yourself - first sign of madness
Answering yourself back - first sign of schizophrenia
I go one better: If I don't like the answer ...
I put it to a majority vote

Oz

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:27:51 +0000, Robert Hull wrote:

> In message <1gcfs3por2yrk$.1x263pgtezvk$.dlg@40tude.net>, Oz
> <Ozlondon99@hotmail.com> wrote
>>The only problem I've encountered so far is that my ADSL connection is not
>>recognised. I've had a search and many people seem to be having troubles
>>with PIPEX and the Speedtouch modem. I just hope its not a major stumbling
>>block.
>
> I would recommend an external router with ethernet interface - no need
> for any special support and gives you other advantages

hmmmm.. I've been planning on sharing my internet connection. Is this what
a router's for? Have no idea what an ethernet interface is!

Looks like i've got some googling to do. Any website which you could
recommend?

Oz

>
> Glad you're up and running! :-)
>
> On the Speedtouch, you might want to search in this newsgroup on
> groups.google.com -- it's discussed quite a bit, but I don't usually
> follow them since I don't have that system.

yep, just found a couple on the subject. Looks promising, but hard work!
I've got a fair bit to learn. My PC knowledge isn't the too great at the
moment.

Kevin Nathan

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:33:13 +0000
Oz <Ozlondon99@hotmail.com> wrote:


> yep, just found a couple on the subject. Looks promising, but hard
> work! I've got a fair bit to learn. My PC knowledge isn't the too
> great at the moment.

Well, Linux is good at helping you learn! :-) Just take it slow and
before you know it, you'll be a master at it . . .


--
Kevin Nathan (Montana, USA)
Open standards. Open source. Open minds.
The command line is the front line.

Linux 2.4.22-10mdk
15:56:28 up 35 days, 22:58, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.03, 0.01

Oz

>
> What you want is a DSL modem that has an ethernet interface instead of an
> USB interface. Then what you do is buy a router with firewall combination
> that is compatible with the DSL modem you have. Connect the DSL modem to
> the splitter box on the phone line, use an UTP cable to connect the modem
> to the WAN port of the router, then connect your PC to one of the LAN ports
> of the router, configure the thing and go. Sharing the connection is done
> by the router, so just connect another computer on another LAN port, make
> the setup and presto, you're sharing your internet connection.

Thnaks for that R.F.