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Hi, I have installed IPCop 1.4.20 and after installation, when the machine reboot, in the screen appeared the words 'GRUB Hard Disk Error' and does not start anything..

How to fix? I'm not practice of windows or linux...

Thanks

Did you finish the installation successfully?

Yes, I had configured the GREEN and RED correctly, a message appeared saying that the configuration was not fully completed and that it was necessary to end it via browser.

The system has rebooted and the error appeared.

No, setup should be complete from the console before reboot.

Which version of IPCOP are you installing?
What step were you at when you got this message?

I am installing the version 1.4.20...

I tried to reinstall, and everything went out (I entered the password for the 'admin' and 'backup', before I had not done so), tells me to press 'OK' to reboot, I press and compare the error.

So are you saying it worked or not?

Not work... In the screen re-appeared the words 'GRUB Hard Disk Error'

What hardware? i.e. motherboard, HD controller, HD etc.

Motherboard: ASUS P4B
CPU: INTEL P4 1,7 GHZ
RAM: 512 MB DIMM 133 MHZ
HD: Samsung 2,5 GB
CDROM: TEAC CD-W524E

did you set the boot order to HD first in the bios? and did you configure the HD as primary master?. (you could also try removing the CDROM to check if that helps)

edit: if that doesn't work you could try booting an old dos disk and do an fdisk /mbr to reset the master boot record and try to install again afterwards.

Yes, I removed the boot from cd and I put as the primary one from hd


How do I create an old dos disk?

auwch, you don't have one ...dunno lol, maybe somewhere on the net, there is something like freedos too I think..


I googled a bit for your motherboard in combination with GRUB hard disk error and found this:
http://www.mepis.org/node/9363

Someone with the same board got the same grub error after installing another linux distribution (MEPIS), he fixed it by updating his bios...

If it's a 2.5G HD, it means the drive is around 120 years old (ok, maybe not quit that old but still a dinosaur).

First thing I would do is run a full manufactures hard drive test on the drive and make sure it's 100% ok.

As to boot disks, GOOGLE "dos floppy image", you'll get thousands of sources.

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Tomorrow morning I try to change the hard disk by putting an 8Gb (I do not want to waste more large)

If not work try with an image dos floppy

Thanks, you keep updated

I tried with another hard disk and the result is equal, 'GRUB Hard Disk Error'

I'll try with a floppy dos...

Did you look at the asus website for an bios update?

No, I'm afraid of doing damage with an update of the bios

Still seems your best option, just googling around a bit gives hits about the bios having problems with booting grub based linux installs on that board with older bios versions:
http://www.mouraf.org/blog/show/2
http://www.mepis.org/node/2773



LILO seems to be working so if you don't want to do a bios update you would have to do a custom IPCOP build and use that instead but I would say go for the bios update far easier and faster
Or find yourself another PC/motherboard..

Probably extlinux is easier, still not trivial though ...

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Ok, problem solved by updating the BIOS to version 1012 (I haven't done damage )

Thank you all for your help