check when U get a chance this
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=237511
2 the hd order is normally in bios order, if there is no defined device.map file
3 in ide speak you have
/dev/hda linux
/dev/hdb DVD
/dev/hdc burner
/dev/hdd w98 jumpered as a slave
4 so from the link
su
grub
root (hd AND PRESS THE TAB to see what the devices grub detects are.....I suspect its simply that hd3 was not the w98.
you could just type AMENDED
root (hd1,0)
then keep doing it but replacing hd1 with 2 etc until it reports a vfat drive
BUT U have only 2 drives so it should be hd1