that's interesting..

> Ex (installing grub to MBR):
>   grub --batch <<EOF
>     > root (hd0,0)
>     > setup (hd0)
>     > quit
>     > EOF

do i make a file with this information in it? or does
this go into the grub configuration file?

mike h

--- Bart Garst <bartgarst@cox.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 10:10, mike hoy wrote:
> > hi,
> > 
> > i installed gentoo and chose grub. 
> > 
> > when i rebooted lilo was still there.
> > 
> > for an experiment i deleted an entire hdd and lilo
> was
> > still there. i guess it's hard to delete the mbr..
> > 
> > anyway how does one completely wipeout  a hdd with
> > linux?
> > 
> > i don't want my old lilo on my hdd.
> > 
> > question: do i have to install lilo again instead
> of
> > grub so that the old lilo will be gone?
> > 
> > confused,,
> > 
> > mike h
> 
> When you install the new boot loader, whatever it
> may be, to the MBR, it
> will overwrite lilo.
> 
> Ex (installing grub to MBR):
>   grub --batch <<EOF
>     > root (hd0,0)
>     > setup (hd0)
>     > quit
>     > EOF
> 
> This'll put grub on the MBP and it will look for
> it's config files on
> hda1.
> 
> Bart
> 
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