hard drive works by itself but not with another hard drive

DarkEgo · Dec 26, 2008, 03:14 AM

I just installed Ubuntu on to an IDE hard drive and it booted fine. I tried to install anther IDE hard drive and it will only recognize the second one. I have tried master/slave and cable select. No matter what I do it wont recognize the hard drive with the operating system on it, unless it is by itself. Does anyone know anything I can do to try and fix this?

Steevo · Dec 26, 2008, 03:40 AM

replace the cable?

DarkEgo · Dec 26, 2008, 03:52 AM

I just tried that, it didn't change anything.

ktr · Dec 26, 2008, 03:56 AM

GRUB is stupid (not as in a bad boot loader...as in bad to detect hard drive changes). Popping the second drive might have changed the drive number postion. You have to manually modify it.

DarkEgo · Dec 26, 2008, 04:00 AM

It is working now. thank you for the help.

Dec 26, 2008, 03:14 AM	#1
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Dec 26, 2008, 03:40 AM	#2
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Dec 26, 2008, 03:52 AM	#3
DarkEgo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,200 (0.66/day) Thanks: 273 Thanked 222 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	I just tried that, it didn't change anything. __________________ Sic vis pacem, para bellum HEATWARE Ego's Enthusiast Equipment

Dec 26, 2008, 03:56 AM	#4
ktr Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area, California, USA, Earth Posts: 6,158 (2.37/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 708 Times in 595 Posts System Specs	GRUB is stupid (not as in a bad boot loader...as in bad to detect hard drive changes). Popping the second drive might have changed the drive number postion. You have to manually modify it.

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Dec 26, 2008, 04:00 AM	#5
DarkEgo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,200 (0.66/day) Thanks: 273 Thanked 222 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	It is working now. thank you for the help. __________________ Sic vis pacem, para bellum HEATWARE Ego's Enthusiast Equipment

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