GRUB Loading, Error 18

[Bupkus]

Bupkus wrote:

> Kenneth wrote:
>
>> --- Bupkus <bupkus2 at cox.net> 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.
>>
>>
>>
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> Yes, thanks, I forgot.  However, if you place / as the first partition 
> will that do?
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Apparently not. :-(