RE: installing a grub/lilo bootloader on the MBR of a MOUNTED hddy

From: Khaled (khaled_at_ipbill.com)
Date: 10/19/05

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    To: <akonstam@trinity.edu>, "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:54:54 +0100

    Hi
    could you give me instructions on exactly what to do please...
    Ive never done this before and dont really understand bootloaders very well.
    Khaled

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    [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com]On Behalf Of akonstam@trinity.edu
    Sent: 19 October 2005 14:01
    To: For users of Fedora Core releases
    Subject: Re: installing a grub/lilo bootloader on the MBR of a MOUNTED
    hddy

    On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 10:51:18AM +0100, Khaled wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I have duplicated a running server (sella) on my network to an empty hdd
    > (sellaCone) mounted as /mnt/sellaClone on another hdd hosting Fedora 3
    (host
    > hdd=hda, sellaClone=hdc). Since I am cloning only the primary partition,
    > only hdc2 is being cloned (suse 9.2 puts swap partition as hdc1).
    >
    > My problem is that having duplicated all imported info/directories, I need
    > to create a bootloader on the MBR so that the disk can be booted on its
    own.
    > The question is how can I do this?
    >
    > Please advise...
    >
    > Many thanks.
    >
    > Khaled
    Boot using rescue disk or Disk one and type linux rescue. The mount
    the partition containing root directory. The run grub-install using
    --root-directory=DIR option.. 

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