Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:46:15 +0200 From: Benjamin Lutz <benlutz@datacomm.ch> To: Valerio daelli <valerio.daelli@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Grub not working Message-ID: <42E8B777.7010908@datacomm.ch> In-Reply-To: <27dbfc8c05072723541955ba02@mail.gmail.com> References: <27dbfc8c05072723541955ba02@mail.gmail.com>
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Valerio daelli wrote:
> I am trying to install grub as a boot loader on my disk.
> I installed it from ports.
> When I try to install it on the MBR I get the error
> [...]
> Error 29: Disk write error
Two guesses:
- You can't write to a disks MBR while it's being used. I've seen
this myself, but I'm not exactly why this is, or how it can be
circumvented (other than booting from another device).
- You have MBR protection ("Virus Protection") in your BIOS enabled.
Cheers
Benjamin
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