On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 18:41, Mace Eliason wrote:
> I just think this might work
>
> I am using scsi drives so would I use root (sd0) I tried it but it said
> error while parsing number
>
> I tried root (hd0) and it said filesystem type unknown, using whole disk
>
> I stopped at that point worried I might mess up the whole thing
>
> I have read other links that talk about doing it this way
>
> $ grub
>
> grub> device (hd0) /dev/hdc
> grub> root (hd0,0)
> Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
> grub> setup (hd0)
> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
> Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
> Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
> Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
> Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 15 sectors are embedded.
> succeeded
> Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p (hd0,0)/grub/stage2
> /grub/grub.conf"... succeeded
> Done.
>
> do I need the device line first?
If you don't use the device line it will try to figure out
how bios will map your drives at boot time - and it will
probably get it wrong if you have a mix of scsi and ide.
It can't hurt to use:
device (hd0) /dev/sda
first.
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Les Mikesell
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