How do i
setup my bios so that i fix a grub geom error at startup on my xp and recently installed linux laptop
Fairly new amd 3600+ 64 bit 1024mb ram, 78gb laptop
Answer
Grub checks the geometry of connected hard disks when the system is booted. sometimes, the bios returns inconsistent information and grub reports a grub geom error. if this is the case, use lilo or update the bios. detailed information about the installation, configuration, and maintenance of lilo is available in the support database under the keyword lilo.
grub also returns this error message if linux was installed on an additional hard disk that is not
registered in the bios. stage1 of the boot loader is found and loaded correctly, but stage2 is not
found. this problem can be remedied by registering the new hard disk in the bios.
