ubuntu server intrepid does not boot

[Thorny]

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:36:50 +0000, Bruno Pinto posted:

> Hi all.
> 
> Sorry about my english and great thanks in advanced.
> 
> I'm building a data server it as :
> 
>               - amd Phenom 2 2.3 GHZ
>               - 2X 2GB ddr2 800 Kingston
>               - 4 sata2 500GB seagate
>                      - two sets of raid 1
>               - mobo msi k9a2gm v3
>               - 40 GB ide for system
> 
> It works fine if drives are set to ide on mobo bios or with only ide
> connected.
> 
> If i set raid on mobo the systems hangs after grub displaying only a
> blinking cursor...
> 
> But if i run the install cd and choose "boot from first disk drive" it
> boots normally.
> 
> I've being for hours trying to work this out and nothing, already tried
> gsd and other and still nothing, what to do?
> 
> 
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There is a chance that your issue is caused by your device nodes being
enumerated differently when you boot with a mix of SATA and IDE.

Sometimes that can be corrected by using a LABEL or UUID designation in
the GRUB menu.lst file for the boot drive. Have a look at your GRUB
device.map file to see if that information gives any hint. Maybe look at
fdisk -l and blkid too after booting the system. Sorry, I can't give you a
definitive answer, just a few more questions to consider.

 From what you describe it looks to me like your system doesn't
find GRUB at boot when you have that mix of SATA and IDE.