Re: [Bug-grub] Re: GRUB GRUB GRUB etc

[Chris Synan]

Looks like LBA is turned on automatically, there's no choice to turn it
off.  and it had a property for max. lba size or something, so i take
it, it's understanding the LBA thing.

OTOH, I also noticed that there is a setting for Multi-Sector Transfers,
and its choices are: "Disable, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, Maximum" - mine was set
to maximum.  I am wondering based on this article:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=qbjkjuk07rfouov115pabkd30tfmo80kmq%404ax.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26q%3D%2522L%2B02%2B02%2B02%2522%2Bgrub%2Blilo%2B%2522GRUB%2BGRUB%2BGRUB%2522%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwg

if that might be part of the problem?

thanks.


On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 00:14, Jason Thomas wrote:
> possible try using the 'lba' option. just a guess. see the doco.
> 
> usually when I get the GRUB GRUB repeat its has something to do with
> scsi, I just boot from a grub floppy and do the install and it works.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 02:26:27AM +0000, Chris Synan wrote:
> > another piece of info, this may shed some light on the situation:
> > 
> > I just installed LILO, and set it up and boot it.
> > 
> > This is what I get now, when i boot:
> > 
> > L 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 etc.....
> > 
> > There is alot more google content regarding this error than the "GRUB
> > GRUB GRUB" error.  Unfortunately alot of the talk about this error is
> > way over my head.  But there is one message on google groups that has
> > "GRUB GRUB GRUB" and "L 02 02 02"... maybe this will help.
> > 
> > Kind of confusing, because this is a pretty modern machine, dont know
> > why im having so much trouble.
> > 
> > Now that i've installed lilo, I think i will have to uninstall it
> > (emerge unmerge) before i can try the grub-install.  I will give it a
> > try tomorrow, i have been fighting with this for many hrs and now very
> > sleepy.
> > 
> > Thanks for your help and suggestions!
> > 
> > PS If the answer is that I need to chuck this HDD then that's FINE i'm
> > happy to do it, i just really need to get GNU/linux running on this
> > box!!
>