Grub on MBR just won't "take"

[lug at the-leveys.us (Don Levey)]

 wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:09:32 -0400, Don Levey <lug at the-leveys.us>
> wrote:
>> I've tried grub-install, and that reports a successful return code,
>> but still no go.
>
> I didn't use grub-install, but I'm using grub. What I did is this:
>
> # grub
> grub> root (hd0,0) [assuming you're using /dev/hda1 as your /boot]
> grub> setup (hd0) [assuming the MBR in question is on /dev/hda]
> grub> quit
>
> Then I edited /boot/grub/grub.conf:
>
> timeout 3
> default 0
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.7-r11
> kernel /kernel-2.6.7-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3
> init=/linuxrc video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31B
> initrd /initrd-2.6.7-gentoo-r11
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Gordon

Gordon,
Thanks - I've just tried that again.  Grub tells me it was successful in
installing to the MBR on (hd0,0).  However, it's still not being found when
rebooting, and so we're not even getting to grub at all.  Ever hear of a
hard drive that you just can't boot from?
 -Don