You can define device swaps in grub.conf with the map command. Check info grub, the manpages etc. A quick Google gave e.g. this link: https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/valhalla-list/2002-June/003173.html Cheers, Patrick On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 09:47, Neil Bird wrote: > Around about 05/01/2003 21:39, Tommy McNeely typed ... > > [root@cookies root]# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda > > Hmm. I had a problem when I first set up grub under RH8 in that I > boot my ABit mobo from an ATA66 I/F (IDE 3 of 4). > > When I boot from CD (to install/rescue), /dev/hda -> (hd0) and my > boot drive hde -> (hd1). But when I set my BIOS to boot from 'EXT' > (ATA66, hde), it swapped the order, so that hda->(hd1) and hde->(hd0). > > This meant that for install & rescue, grub sees the 'wrong' mappings, > and the boot grub fails (as the boot drive is no longer correct). I > finally figured this out after various 'find's inside the boot grub, and > just changed the grub.conf nos. to the 'swapped' versions. > > However, it does mean (I think) that I have to run grub [shell] by > hand, and do init/setup manually too. > > > How *should* I be running grub-install, and can I fiddle this > device.map to make it work more straightforwardly? > > -- > [neil@fnx ~]# rm -f .signature > [neil@fnx ~]# ls -l .signature > ls: .signature: No such file or directory > [neil@fnx ~]# exit > > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
