Re: [SLE] Grub help...need to change from hda to sda

From: Tom Nielsen (tom_at_neuro-logic.com)
Date: 09/04/03

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    To: Suse <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 10:30:02 -0700

    On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 09:55, Jim Norton wrote:

    [snip]

    >
    >
    > GRUB MENU.LST
    > ==============
    >
    >
    > falcon:/boot/grub # cat menu.lst
    >
    > gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message
    > color white/blue black/light-gray
    > default 6
    > timeout 8
    >
    > title floppy
    > root (fd0)
    > chainloader +1
    >
    > title failsafe
    > kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/sda1 ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp maxcpus=0 disableapic 3
    > initrd (hd0,0)/initrd.shipped
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.20-test2
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.20-test2 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.21
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.21 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.21-2
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.21-2 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi
    > initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-linux-2.4.21-2
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.21-3
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.21-3 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.21-test
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.21-4 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi
    > initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-linux-2.4.21-4
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.22-pre10
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.22-pre10 root=/dev/sda1
    >
    > title Linux-2.4.22
    > kernel (hd0,0)/linux-2.4.22 root=/dev/sda1 hdc=ide-scsi
    >
    > NOTE: root=/dev/sda1 ( this is my 'root' partition )
    >
    >
    >
    > Again, hope this helps.
    >
    > -Jim-

    Since mine grub says:

    root (hd0,1)
    install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0)
    /boot/grub/stage2 0x8000 (hd0,1)/boot/grub/menu.lst
    quit

    Do you think I'll have a problem booting? Do I need to reference
    anything in grub like hdc=scsi?

    Tom 

    -- 
Tom Nielsen
Neuro Logic Systems
805.389.5435 x18
www.neuro-logic.com
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