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X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:59:07 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig53189381C63BEA246EDD7CCC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 16.03.2011 18:32, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 04:29:32PM +0100, Vladimir '=CF=86-coder/phcode= r' Serbinenko wrote: > =20 >> On 16.03.2011 16:13, Lennart Sorensen wrote: >> =20 >>> I am trying to figure out why grub2 (from Debian Squeeze) gives an 'o= ut >>> of disk' error when trying to boot from the HD after doing an install= =2E >>> It ends up at a grub rescue prompt, given it can't even read the disk= >>> well enough to load the full grub. Doing ls shows the disks, and I c= an >>> show the root directory of a partition, but anything further seems to= >>> hit the same 'out of disk' error. >>> >>> =20 >>> =20 >> ls -l should show how big it thinks the disk is. Compare it with its >> real size >> =20 >>> The system is a Compulab CM-iTC which uses an intel tunnelcreek atom >>> (the new one) with a phoenix bios. So far Compulab's response when t= old >>> it won't boot grub2 was "We know, but syslinux works fine.", which to= >>> me is not a solution at all. The same system also hangs the Linux 2.= 6.32 >>> kernel unless 'edd=3Doff' is added to the kernel command line. >>> >>> =20 >>> =20 >> Looks like int13 is borked. Perhaps it's borked in a way which prevent= s >> GRUB from detecting 13/42 function. You can try to force int13/42 by: >> =3D=3D=3D modified file 'grub-core/disk/i386/pc/biosdisk.c' >> --- grub-core/disk/i386/pc/biosdisk.c 2011-01-04 14:42:47 +0000 >> +++ grub-core/disk/i386/pc/biosdisk.c 2011-03-16 15:28:26 +0000 >> @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ >> { >> struct grub_bios_int_registers regs; >> =20 >> + return 1; >> + >> regs.edx =3D drive & 0xff; >> regs.eax =3D 0x4100; >> regs.ebx =3D 0x55aa; >> =20 > So I now have some debug info: > > version=3D48 > total_sectors=3D156312576 C=3D16383 H=3D16 S=3D63 > error: hd0,msdos1 out of disk. > Entering rescue mode... > grub rescue> > > So version is returning something, and it is actually getting the disk > size properly. I wonder what else could cause the out of disk message > then. > > =20 Could you post the debug code you added? --=20 Regards Vladimir '=CF=86-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko --------------enig53189381C63BEA246EDD7CCC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iF4EAREKAAYFAk2A+lsACgkQNak7dOguQgl9ewD/YiSAkdPVDI+PFF6QNmW0npVa ftuJVxEhXZ0U87NY6QsA/1HUdYrQYfL9B0FcirLbeyWzfi50d/YxdI08WnKxmXv1 =ZmvR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig53189381C63BEA246EDD7CCC--