[ale] Failing GRUB

Ted W ted at techmachine.net
Thu Mar 15 13:21:59 EDT 2012


This post on the openSUSE forums might have some clues, I skimmed most of it due to the thread length but I got the impression you may find it (at least somewhat) useful:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/468058-grub-error-25-during-installation.html

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Ted W. < Ted at Techmachine.net >
Registered GNU/Linux user #413569



On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:34 PM, Cornelis van Dijk wrote:

> Hello,
> I was trying to make a bootable cd for my laptop with GRUB. I get a
> persistent "disk read
> error 25", whatever I do. The editable Grub does not get me anywhere
> either, I end up with the same error every time.
> 
> The Grub on the harddrive works flawless.The same Grub with the same
> OS (suse 12.1)
> on my main PC works flawless, and makes a bootable cd the first time around.
> 
> I followed the exact same procedure (from "info grub") for both the PC
> and the laptop, why does it fail on the laptop?
> 
> Where does Grub get it's information, from the BIOS? or some internal
> function? Could stage2_eltorito be flaky?  Most FAQ's and forums on
> the net are ancient, closed
> or irrelevant.
> 
> Any pointers will be appreciated, because I am lost.
> 
> Cor
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