Re: bootloader issue

From: Meinolf Sander (crap.1.f13_at_neverbox.com)
Date: 01/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 10:55:46 +0100

* David Tangye wrote:

> I want to install grub onto the first disk, and get it to boot linux
> which is installed on the first partition of the second disk.
> What is wrong with my logic, as per my fake comments below -
>
> /sbin/grub --batch --read-only <<EOT >$HOME/installGrub.log

If you use "--read-only", nothing will be written to the devices.

> # Set grub to boot linux from disk 2, partition 1
> root (hd1,0)

Correct (assuming the GRUB stages files are there).

> # Install grub on MBR of disk 1 (can't remember why I added (hd1,0) but
> info grub led me to believe its necesssary (maybe the 2nd stage is to
> reside there)
> setup (hd0) (hd1,0)

No, (hd1,0) is wrong -- this would install GRUB into the boot sector of
the first partition of disk 2. So simply "setup (hd0)" should do it in
your case.

Meinolf 

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