[olug] on a scale from one to 'teaching a pig how to read'

[Jay Swackhamer]

The problem you are having is the boot loader.

You have partitioned the hard drive, and installed the OS.

Now you need to install the boot loader, and on some scsi systems,  
this doesnt get done during the install due to a bios/other issue.

What you need to do is build a grub floppy, boot from it and install grub.

in grub,

root (hd0,0) #(depending on how you partitioned, this is where /boot is)
setup (hd0)

grub boot floppy instructions.
http://www.linux-sxs.org/administration/grubflop.html

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Quoting jonny at bashhacker.com:

> how futile is it to try and install knoppix or ubuntu to a scsi hard drive?
>
> So far i can get through the install of xubuntu 6.10 i386 alternate, but
> after the install all i get is a blinking cursor... classically.
>
> I'm thinking there might be some small amount of magic software that gets
> loaded during the install, thus allowing the computer to mount and write
> to the scsi disk... and perhaps this magic code is not getting loaded
> during booting.
>
> why am i using such an old version of xubuntu?? ...the newer versions
> complain that the install cds are bad... which of course they are not, as
> i have tested them in another comp.
>
> why knoppix or ubuntu? ... can i play the
> it's-not-for-me-it's-for-a-friend card? that might be pretty played out
> I'm guessing. But if you press me that's where I'll go.
>
> any advice, sarcastic remarks or berating are all equally welcome. Also,
> if you can work some sort of easy off-the-cuff slam of microsoft into your
> reply you can expect an extra hug at the next olug.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -J
>
> this is a:
> hp NetServer E 800
> 866MHz PIII
> 36gb scsi hdd
> ide cd/dvd-rom
> 1gb ram
> booting installers with 'noacpi nolacpi acpi=off'
>
>
>
>
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