Re: grub boot failure

[adrian15]

> "Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS".
> grub> geometry (hd1)
> drive 0x81: C/H/S=1024/16/63, 1032192 sectors
> partition 0: type 82
> partition 1:
> Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds ...
> > (at boot time)

I imagine that your hard disk is lba and Grub doesn't dettect very 
accurately that is int fact lba. Well, I'm not quite sure.

> memory is bad. One does not have access to any documentation after a
> failed install that leads to a grub prompt. What does one say? What is
> the syntax?
> Hmm. I want to boot some kernel, so have to specify a device
> ...
> For example, it might add "Use, e.g., (hd3,0)."

I will perhaps improve this thing in my Grub version. Thank you for the 
feedback.

> Or there could be a short item in the help menu on device naming. It
> would be even better if Grub accepted familiar Linux names like hdb6.
> Probably most grub users are Linux users.
> 
> Andries

Can you try my Super Grub Disk ( http://adrian15.raulete.net/grub/ ) and 
tell me if improves your experience with Grub ? You won't have to even know 
what's a partition name.

Having lilo defender users is quite funny. Because no longer ago I was a 
lilo defender too and Grub device names were confusing and now... I think 
that Grub is the best thing around. :)

adrian15