> grub > root (hd1,0) > root (hd1) NO grub root (hd?,?) setup (hd?) ^^^^^ Sorry... ET Mark Phillips writes: > kitepilot, > > Thanks for the clarification. > > Sorry to be such a newbie.....You wrote > grub > root (hd1,0) > root (hd1) > It should answer that it found the stages, verify that there are no errors. > quit > > Should it be > grub > root (hd1,4) > root (hd1) > It should answer that it found the stages, verify that there are no errors. > quit > > because "find /boot/grub/stage1" returns (hd1,4) and not (hd1,0)? Or, > perhaps it doesn't matter, and grub will do the right thing when I use > (hd1,0)? > > Thanks! > > Mark > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:06 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < > kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > >> >> is there perhaps, a typo? >> No, it's not a typo! >> The drive is still hd1 until you pull the old one. >> Grub doesn't know about which drive, the BIOS tell it to. >> Once you pull the M$ drive and flip the cables, GRUB will see it as hd0. >> ET >> >> >> >> Mark Phillips writes: >> >> > I understand the flow....shouldn't I tell grub somehow that the new boot >> > drive is hd0,0? In your steps below, is there perhaps, a typo? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:58 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < >> > kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> 1. How do I change grub on the Linux drive (hdb) to say "the ... >> >> If you are running GRUB 0.XX (GRUB 1.XX is different): >> >> Boot your Debian machine and as root run: >> >> grub >> >> root (hd1,0) >> >> root (hd1) >> >> It should answer that it found the stages, verify that there are no >> errors. >> >> quit >> >> >> >> >> >> Then take a backup of /boot/grub/menu.lst and and make sure that >> everything >> >> is either using UUID(s) or labels or every reference to hd1,0 is >> converted >> >> to hd0,0 >> >> >> >> Verify your /etc/fstab likewise. >> >> >> >> >> >> > 2. Do I move the second drive to the first ide port, or leave it as >> ... >> >> Shutdown, pull the cable from the windoze drive and plug it to Linux >> drive. >> >> Turn on and pray... :) >> >> Free advice, you can't sue me ;-) >> >> YMMV >> >> ET >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mark Phillips writes: >> >> >> >> > I have two ide drives in one machine - drive 1 is a Windows drive and >> >> drive >> >> > 2 is a Linux drive. Using grub, I can boot into either windows or >> debian. >> >> I >> >> > want to remove the windows drive and replace it with a larger, blank >> >> drive >> >> > for backup storage. I have a feeling if I just remove the first drive >> and >> >> > put the new one there, the machine will not boot, since the MBR is >> >> probably >> >> > on the first drive (it came with the machine, and I just added the >> second >> >> > drive for Linux). My questions: >> >> > >> >> > 1. How do I change grub on the Linux drive (hdb) to say "the windows >> >> drive >> >> > is dead, boot here instead, long live linux"? >> >> > >> >> > 2. Do I move the second drive to the first ide port, or leave it as >> the >> >> > second ide drive and put the new drive in the fist ide port? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks! >> >> > >> >> > Mark >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss