On Sun, 19 Sep 2010, Rob Del Vecchio wrote: > To: centos at centos.org > From: Rob Del Vecchio <rob.delvecchio at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] GRUB woes: GRUB Hard Disk Error > > Update: on a hunch, I tried installing Ubuntu Server. Interestingly, the > GRUB installation failed during setup, however the LILO installation > completed successfully, the Ubuntu installation boots correctly. > > For me, the whole reason to start using CentOS was to move away from Ubuntu. > I could do 3 things: > Try to install grub under Ubuntu and then use this > http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallFromGRUB as a guide, or > > Something like this: The above except using LILO, or > > Try to install the LILO boot loader after a CentOS installation; in rescue > mode. > > > Better ideas or suggestions? > > TIA > > Rob Well I'd wipe the drive clean using Gparted with a cross format. Do a minimal kickstart installation to install GRUB on the MBR. Prior to that make sure the BIOS settings are OK for the SATA drive. That shouldn't take to long. HTH Keith