I'm gonna ask this here in "General" because I can't tell if it's the HDD or if it's a bootloader problem.
Basically, I've got a 120GB Western Digital, SATA 150 drive. I've tried MEPIS 7 and 8 beta3 and Linux Mint 5 KDE with the same outcome: the distro will install without errors, I am given the bootloader menu, then I get something like this:
Code:
root (hd2,0)
Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xc
Kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=/dev/sdc1 ro quiet splash
Error 15: file not found
Sometimes I'll get slight variations on this (I've tried several installs) like Error 17: mount point something or other.
I've tried setting up the partitions myself, letting the installer auto install, ext2, ext3, Grub at MBR, Grub at root, etc. Every time it seems I get a successful install but then no boot. I'm fairly certain the drive is good. It had XP on it for the last three years without problems.
here's my other specs if that helps:
mobo ASUS P4P800 SE
proc P4 2.4 Northwood
video ATI x1600 AGP
mem 4 modules, Corsair DDR 400 256MB
HDD's
40GB Hitatchi Deathstar, IDE runs MEPIS 8 beta3 without trouble
10GB Fujitsu IDE POS used for swapping files between Linux and Windows
120GB Western Digital SATA 150. (The drive in question) Worked fine for XP
320GB Seagate Barricuda SATA current home of XP
Any ideas very much appreciated.