--- Bupkus wrote: > Well, I tried a different computer and after the initial/partial install > (where you boot to the hard drive for the first time) after installing > suse 9.3 I get the following: > > Grub Loading stage1.5 > GRUB loading, please wait > Error 18 > >From list of errors in grub info page: 18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS This error is returned when a read is attempted at a linear block address beyond the end of the BIOS translated area. This generally happens if your disk is larger than the BIOS can handle (512MB for (E)IDE disks on older machines or larger than 8GB in general). I never had this problem so never worried about it, but this is the reason many people create a small partition for /boot, that resides near the front of the disk. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss