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Hi, |
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:54:59 +0000 |
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Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> > If you want (or are forced) to have /boot and your MBR on different |
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> > harddrives (*not* partitions) invoke grub and do the manual install as |
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> > described in the handbook rather than use grub-install which simply |
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> > assumes they are on the same drive. |
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> I've found grub-install to be flakey on a number of occasions, so I |
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> always do it manually. |
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+1. Grub-install did never (okay, in many cases) the right thing and |
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made things too complicated. I usually have a grub CD flying around |
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(see "info grub" on how to create one -- but your linux distro of |
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choice may have one if not using syslinux/isolinux). In the earlier |
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days that was a grub-floppy, but I don't bother using likely to be |
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defective floppies anymore... |
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Letting grub install from its "native" environment (rather than under |
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the kernel's regency) has proven to be rock-solid, esp. regarding |
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device enumeration. OTOH, be sure which partition's or disk's boot |
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sector you're writing to... |
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> there's only two commands to remember and type, |
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> sometime I even manage it without reading the docs :) |
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Bahhh, grub has "help"! :-) |
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-hwh |
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