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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How to do GRUB2 multiple partions on USB key?
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:02:52
Message-Id: 20170122110221.3b63be99@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How to do GRUB2 multiple partions on USB key? by Mick
1 On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 08:59:43 +0000, Mick wrote:
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3 > The nomenclature for partions 6 and 7 on the USB key will be (hd1,5)
4 > and (hd1,6) respectively, as long as the USB key has been detected as
5 > the 2nd drive on the PC (/dev/sdb).
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7 GRUB2 counts partitions from 1, but drives from 0 (a brilliant decision)
8 so these would be (hd1,6) and (hd1,7).
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10 Why are you using GRUB now, does LILO not work on USB sticks?
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14 Neil Bothwick
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