Grub not working

[Benjamin Lutz]

Valerio daelli wrote:
> I am trying to install grub as a boot loader on my disk.
> I installed it from ports.
> When I try to install it on the MBR I get the error
> [...]
> Error 29: Disk write error

Two guesses:

- You can't write to a disks MBR while it's being used. I've seen
  this myself, but I'm not exactly why this is, or how it can be
  circumvented (other than booting from another device).

- You have MBR protection ("Virus Protection") in your BIOS enabled.

Cheers
Benjamin
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