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Old 03-03-2003, 09:56 AM   #1
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grub error 18


Hi,

Every time I try to boot my new kernel 2.4.20 on Red Hat 8.0 grub gives me "Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum sopported by BIOS".
Kernel 2.4.18-14 boots without problem.

grubconf:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,4)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda6
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=2
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,4)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
initrd /initrd-2.4.20.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

content /boot:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5824 Sep 5 22:53 boot.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Sep 5 22:53 chain.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42150 Sep 4 19:47 config-2.4.18-14
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 3 14:45 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129653 Mar 2 11:50 initrd-2.4.18-14.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129289 Mar 3 14:45 initrd-2.4.20.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 473 Mar 2 11:50 kernel.h
drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Mar 2 11:42 lost+found
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23108 Sep 6 16:05 message
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21282 Sep 6 16:05 message.ja
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 2 11:50 module-info -> module-info-2.4.18-14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15436 Sep 4 19:47 module-info-2.4.18-14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 640 Sep 5 22:53 os2_d.b
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Mar 3 14:52 System.map -> System.map-2.4.18-14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507814 Sep 4 19:47 System.map-2.4.18-14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 483800 Mar 3 14:45 System.map-2.4.20
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3236438 Sep 4 19:47 vmlinux-2.4.18-14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Mar 3 14:45 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1125194 Sep 4 19:47 vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 880568 Mar 3 14:45 vmlinuz-2.4.20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why doesn't it work?

thanks,
Wong

ps. does anyone know how to change the gnome main-menu icon in Red Hat 8.0?
 
Old 03-05-2003, 06:10 AM   #2
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I still have the same problem.
Isn't there anyone who can help me?
 
  


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