![]() This is why we see the sequence Trying (hd0,0), trying (hd0,1) etc. But since I install grub4dos in MBR, grub4dos MBR code tries to find gldr in specific locations of each partition (root, /boot). BIOS only knows how to access sectors on a disk. Laptop 4 : Asus, year 2008 Core 2 Duo/Centrino 2 P8600 2.4 GHz, Bios AMI : grldr NOT found, USB 2.0 boot speedġ) Could someone point to me a link to an utility that can put specific files (grldr, menu.lst) to low sector/cluster on the disk?Ģ) Once grldr/menu.lst is rearranged to be at low-numbered sectors on the disk, could future updates of grldr or menu.lst (many editing sessions)Ĭhange their location to the higher (> 137 GB) sectors, causing the problem you have a 200G followed by a 20G, then the whole 20G partition will not be accessible by BIOS.īIOS does not know about partitioning. Laptop 3 : MSI, year 2007 Core 2 Duo T7500 2.0 GHz, Bios AMI : grldr NOT found, USB 1.0 boot speed ![]() ![]() Laptop 2 : HP, year 2005 Pentium M 1.7 GHz, Bios AMI : grldr found, USB 1.x boot speed Laptop 1 : Acer, year 2001 Pentium M 1.3 GHz, Bios Phoenix : grldr found, USB 2.0 boot speed ![]() Of course, the LBA-mode is set automatically in all BIOSesĪs default (usually this option is greyed out, so no possibility to disable LBA-mode). With "old" laptops, and only with very recent ones. What surprises me is that with all the laptops I can try, the problem did not appear
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