[CentOS] CentOS 5 grub boot problem

Sat Aug 8 00:35:08 UTC 2015
Chris Murphy <lists at colorremedies.com>

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey at buc.com> wrote:
> I tried the grub commands you gave and still got the same results. I also
> have a copy of the SuperGrub disc, which is supposed to be able to fix grub
> problems.  It can boot the drive, but it can't fix it.  If nothing else, I
> guess I could just leave that disc in the drive and use it to boot the
> system.
>
> I'm going to do a fresh install to the new drives and see if that works.

I suppose it's worth a shot. But like I mentioned earlier, keep in
mind that CentOS 5 predates AF drives, so it will not correctly
partition these drives such that they have proper 8 sector alignment.

If you haven't already, check the logic board firmware and the HBA
firmware for current updates.

-- 
Chris Murphy