Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have BIOS settings for HD boot order. So far I have not found that to be a solution. My problem seems to lie with having a separate boot partition... no amount of changing BIOS settings has helped. I am using separate partitions for: /boot / /var /tmp swap and a few custom mount points every partition is encrypted except boot. I think my problem is related to the (hdN,x) value given to grub... Here's more info: My computer has 10 HDDs: 1. a SCSI raid array with 4 drives - 15k RPM Cheetah. This is where I will put /home. (crypt) 2. a SATA raid controller with 4 drives <div style="margin-left: 40px;">i. 2x WD740GD Raptors, RAID 1. This is where I will put "/". (crypt) ii. 1x 1.5 TB Seagate drive. Encrypted. This is where I will keep a bunch of larger files. </div>3. two SATA drives on the motherboard <div style="margin-left: 40px;">i. Samsung HD103UJ - no encryption. For videos, music, etc. ii. Samsung HD103UJ - backup target. I'lll back up all important data from /home and other places here. </div> I'd prefer to use LVM (I think). Been reading that it is good, so I use the HDD as a physical volume for LVM, then I use the LV as a physical volume for encryption. Seems to work good on the other Ubuntu computers I have set up. Regards, Dave <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Chris Mohler <<a href="mailto:cr33dog@gmail.com">cr33dog@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Dave <<a href="mailto:dave@davestechshop.net">dave@davestechshop.net</a>> wrote: > Hi -- after I install Ubuntu (8.10, alternate CD 64 bit) on a computer with > 5 HDD's, and reboot at the end, the computer fails to boot (black screen, > blinking cursor, no message). I think it is looking in the wrong place for > the /boot partition. What is the correct way to install a boot partition > that isn't on (hd0,0)? > > I have posted several times on the forums without finding a solution yet. > I've been working on this for weeks! </div></div>Do you have any BIOS settings regarding the HD boot order? Â Probably not, but might be worth a look. What is on hd0? Â (what is on the other HDs, for that matter - it would help if you could describe your setup a little more) Chris -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>