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On Tuesday 22 December 2009 04:59:02 Grant wrote: |
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> > I'll report back with Puppy Linux results. |
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> Puppy Linux has wiped the HD and installed to /dev/sda3, but I can't |
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> get it to install GRUB to /dev/sda1. I get: |
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> I couldn't mount '/dev/sda1' read-write! |
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> Working on it.... |
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You cannot install grub to /dev/sda1 and expect it to work - that is a |
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partition, not a device. |
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Grub goes into the MBR of the device, and the various stage 1.5 and stage 2 |
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support files are put into /boot/grub/. The install app can find those dirs |
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just fine as it is a Linux app running on a full mounted Linux system. But, it |
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has no clue which MBR you want to be used: |
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grub-install /dev/sda |
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If you need grub installed on some other device (not the current machine's own |
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boot drive), then mount that drive's /boot somewhere and do something like |
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this |
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grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/<device> |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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