[Linux-disciples] grub hard disk error

[Karl Sokol]

I have been trying to build a system from spare parts which is a long and 
sordid tale involving multiple hard disks. Now that the dust is settled, I 
am getting the error "GRUB hard disk error" when I boot. This is the disk 
that I have been using and it had worked fine in the past until (I think) I 
installed ubuntu on another hard disk attatched to the same machine. The 
disk (SATA) shows up in the bios. When I use my Suse installation disks, it 
says that Linux is detected on hdk (I now only have 1 hd plugged in). 
However, Suse's repair tools are useless as the only option available is to 
format the disk or a command line which I do not know how to use to my 
advantage in this situation. Googling "grub hard disk error" offers 
solutions to a lot of different problems, but they generally all end with a 
reinstall of the entire system. I really need a lot of stuff that is on this 
disk so reinstalling is not an option. Is there a way of using Suse recovery 
or Knoppix to make grub detect the current state of the system and fix 
itself accordingly. 

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Grace and Peace,
Karl Sokol

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