On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > Mark Phillips wrote: > > Eric, > > > > Maybe this is what KP was trying to say > > grub > > root (hd1,0) > > setup(hd1) > > quit > > > > Because, when I boot the system now, hd1 is my Linux drive. So I have to > > setup grub on my Linux drive while it is running. Then I switch the > > Linux drive to the first ide channel, so it becomes the first mbr to be > > read, and it has grub installed there. I believe the current > > configuration has the mbr on the first ide drive (windows) point to the > > mbr on the second ide drive (linux and grub). I have to break that chain > > so the mbr of the second ide drive is now the boot mbr. > > > > The alternative would be to switch drives now, boot with a rescue disk > > and perform > > grub > > root (hd0,0) > > setup (hd0) > > quit > > > > Does this make sense? > > Yeah. You'll need to edit the menu.lst file at some point, right? > Already done, as I outlined earlier. HOwever, see my post after the one above to see where I made corrections to what is written above. Mark > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >