problem installing GRUB

[mohdali2]

I am facing problem installing grub on my harddisk.

i have two harddisk i.e. hda , hdc linux Fedora Core 4 is installed on second partiition of hda but when i install windowsxp on third partiition of hda it remove the grub, now when i tried to install GRUB after booting the PC from linux rescue mode with the following command i received error.


#chroot /mnt/sysimage
#/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
not a valid device or block

If anyone knows please help.

Regards
Muhammad Ali

[venky145]

hai


write manually grub.conf file in /etc/grub.conf

default=0
title=REDHAT
timeout=3

root(hd0)
kernel /vmlinuz-(version number ) ro root=/dev/hda1w or hd2 or what else
initrd /initrd-(version number)




happy

[LinuxFreaK]

Dear mohdali2,
Salam,

#chroot /mnt/sysimage
#/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
not a valid device or block

# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# fdisk -l
# /sbin/grub-install /dev/hd?
# exit
#exit

Best Regards.

[mohdali2]

Thanks for your reply and Sorry for delay after doing the
following step:

# chroot /mnt/sysimage

When I see the /dev directory it does not contains any file.

Regards
Muhammad Ali

[mohdali2]

hai


write manually grub.conf file in /etc/grub.conf

default=0
title=REDHAT
timeout=3

root(hd0)
kernel /vmlinuz-(version number ) ro root=/dev/hda1w or hd2 or what else
initrd /initrd-(version number)




happy

I still not understand why u write root(hd0) my root is hd0,1
because linux is intalled on 2nd partition of hda and I would
like to installed GRUB in MBR of hda.

Regards
Muhammad ALi