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Old 01-05-2005
my machine is using SCSI hard drive.

when i boot my linux from CD then go to rescue mode by typing linux rescue

error message is displayed straight after "Unable to find disk device driver"

I tried to install disk driver but it is not available to get driver from redhat installation CD, my disk is Raided using an hardware raid, (it is a Megaraid 320).

I downloaded the driver from www.lsilogic.com and burn it to CD the driver is called megaraid2-v2.10.9.0-rhl90-kernel.img and two other file called megaraid2.c and megaraid2.h

finally I booted from redhat CD and type "linux dd"

The screen displays the following message:
Do you have a disk driver?

I selected "yes"

then insert my downloaded disk driver CD

then select "hdc"

But noting happans? what am doing wrough?

Any suggestion getting machine backup?

Thanks in Advance
Last edited by hassan2; 01-05-2005 at 07:48 PM..
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LEARN ABOUT LINUX

grub-setup

GRUB-SETUP(8)						  System Administration Utilities					     GRUB-SETUP(8)

NAME

       grub-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB

SYNOPSIS

       grub-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

       Set up images to boot from DEVICE.

       You should not normally run this program directly.  Use grub-install instead.

       -a, --allow-floppy
	      Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.

       -b, --boot-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]

       -c, --core-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]

       -d, --directory=DIR
	      Use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]

       -f, --force
	      Install even if problems are detected

       -m, --device-map=FILE
	      Use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]

       -r, --root-device=DEV
	      Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]

       -s, --skip-fs-probe
	      Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE

       -v, --verbose
	      Print verbose messages.

       -?, --help
	      give this help list

       --usage
	      give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

       DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

       grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)

       The  full  documentation  for  grub-setup is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and grub-setup programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command

	      info grub-setup

       should give you access to the complete manual.

grub-setup (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5				   October 2011 						     GRUB-SETUP(8)