Re: Grub drive assignments

From: David Niemi (drn_temp2_at_rogers.com)
Date: 04/03/05

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Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 10:25:30 -0400

    On Sun, 2005-03-04 at 13:47 +0100, John Austin wrote:
    > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 08:04 -0400, David Niemi wrote:
    > > On Sun, 2005-03-04 at 12:32 +0100, John Austin wrote:
    > > > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 11:58 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote:
    > > > > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 06:37 -0400, David Niemi wrote:
    > > > > > How do the drive assignments work in Grub?
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I have 4 hard drives in a computer:
    > > > > > hda - ntfs data disk
    > > > > > hdb - ntfs data disk
    > > > > > sda - FC3, Grub, used LVM default installation with SELinux
    > > > > > sdb - ntfs, WinXP
    > > > Not totally convinced that FC3 uses same as BIO.
    > > > FC4T1 does during install.
    > > > Don't trust were FC4T1 is going to write grub stuff during install !!!!
    > > > The best way I have found to be really sure what grub thinks
    > > > both during both install and booting (they may not be the same)
    > > > Use cat (hdTAB to find the devices and files
    > > > eg
    > > > cat (hd0,0)/test_file
    > > >
    > > > where test_file is different on each drive !!!!
    > >
    > > I do not have the other hard drives mounted, haven't gotten that far yet
    > > in installing stuff, getting ntfs reads enabled, etc so this isn't going
    > > to work(?). I'll get on this anyway.
    > >
    > > Is there any command from within Grub to list the drives, other than
    > > just using hit and miss with grub.conf changing the hd1 to others?
    > >
    > Hi,
    > Go interactive with grub
    > ie type c to go into command mode during booting
    >
    > During install I have been selecting Install No Boot Loader
    > and then rebooting to linux rescue and sorting out grub
    > at this stage.
    >
    > I have a nearly finished the document but it has not been thoroughly
    > proof read, but it may be useful. I take no responsibility !!!!
    > Any feedback welcome !!!!
    John:

    Thanks, this document would be useful, e-mail me off list and I'll
    provide comments.

    I've tried the cat (hd0,0)/somefile and I'll I get is bash syntax
    errors.

    Dave 

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