Grub Setup(hd0) Error Cannot mount selected partition

I have created a NTFS Partition(/dev/sda3) and copy the grub files in it in the following path: /dev/sda3/boot/grub/

then tried to install the grub by using following commands:

grub> root (hd0,2)

 Filesystem unknown, partition type 0x7

grub> setup (hd0)

 Error : cannot mount selected partition

The partition is present and i created it with gparted.

i also tried the following command:

find (hd0,2)/boot/grub/stage1

Error 15: File not found

All the files were there as copied them. So, where is the problem and what i am doing wrong?

MA1

Posted 2010-04-15T15:57:10.633

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what version of grub are you using? is this Grub4DOS? – quack quixote – 2010-04-15T15:58:59.427

i am using grub in fedora 12. But i found the problem, I think grub can't handle NTFS partitions. I just format the partition with FAT32 and then copy the grub files as earlier and now grub installation worked great. So, is there any way to install grub on NTFS partition? – MA1 – 2010-04-15T16:06:26.917

yeah, i don't think so. but grub legacy (aka Grub 1) and Grub 2 are different systems and one may support NTFS while the other doesn't. – quack quixote – 2010-04-15T16:20:28.277

will the grub2 can handle NTFS? – MA1 – 2010-04-15T16:47:29.533

Grub Setup(hd0) Error Cannot mount selected partition

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