SATA and GRUB? Is it possible? [solved]

Hi all
I suppose that is it possible to install GRUB on SATA disk.
I have the following problem:
I have these partitions:
sda1 - NTFS - win
sda2 - actually without filesystem
sda3 - boot linux ext2
sda5 - linux swap
sda6 - linux XFS
I would like to use GRUB as bootloader so I write the following to the menu.lst:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda6 ro vga=773
initrd /boot/initrd26.img
But I always get error 22 from GRUB. I suppose the I make mistake at the root line, because I currently dont know if there should be the boot or the root particion, but if the root then it should be right.
Next I install GRUB do boot partition, so to: sda3
I can install LILO correctly, but I wouldn't like to use LILO, I would rather to learn GRUB so can me anyone help where I make the mistake?
(and the primary or logical partitions are not playing the game there, or yes?)

Infinite wrote:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda6 ro vga=773
initrd /boot/initrd26.img
I think you're trying to boot into your swap partition if your partition table corresponds with what you've posted above.
I believe thre root-line should be "root (hd0,4)" if your Arch installation resides on sda3. (GRUB starts with 0 and counts onward )
No! Then it should be (hd0,2)!
You have a separate boot partition, but your GRUB menu entry acts as if you don't. try this:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda6 ro vga=773
initrd /initrd26.img
Note that I dropped the /boot/ from the kernel and initrd lines. This is because root (hd0,2) accesses your boot partition directly so it becomes / (instead of /boot).
when you try to access /boot like that, you actually access the /boot folder on sda6, but this is empty, because your boot partition isn't mounted there, at that point in the boot process.
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