GRUB trouble

[David Krings]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> I found this via google for Gentoo. I am not sure if it will work but 
> fits your description of cryptic entries.
> Search paremeters:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fakeraid+and+installing+grub&btnG=Google+Search 
> 
> 
> grub> device (hd0,0) /dev/mapper/nvidia_abiccada1
> grub> device (hd0) /dev/mapper/nvidia_abiccada
> grub> root (hd0,0)
> Filesystem is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
> grub> setup (hd0)
> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
> Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
> Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
> succeeded
> Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p 
> (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"...succeeded
> Done.
> grub> quit

Thanks for the hint, but 'device' is an unknown command in grub 0.97. It 
is also not listed under help. Using 'root' returns
(hd0,1): Filesystem is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
Submitting 'setup (hd0) claims all is fine and dandy, but a reboot gets 
me back to where I started. Also, 'quit' is an unknown command as well.

> Good luck.

I guess my luck ran out. Do I really have to cede the field to XP? I am 
in no way badmouthing Linux or Fedora, but this isn't any freaky 
hardware. SATA FakeRAIDs are out in the field en masse since at least 
two years.
OK, being a bit more constructive here....is there any additional 
information I could deliver that might get me closer to a fix?

David