[clue-tech] FC4 grub woes

[j.cann at comcast.net]

So, I killed the grub-install /dev/hda command and rebooted with the change to the grub.conf intact -- root (hd0,1).

This time grub did load my system.

So, I think what happened is:

1.  The anaconda upgrade needed to build a new map for the drive but it didn't.

2.  I ran the grub-install --recheck /dev/hda and this built a new map, but incorrectly set the boot to the second partition.

3.  I manually fixed the /boot/grub/grub.conf and changed to the correct boot partition -- root (hd0,1) to root (hd0,0)

4.  Running grub-install after this change appeared to do nothing.

5.  Reboot (is this windows?) fixed it ;)

I appreciate any other ideas on why it broke.

Jeff