Nope. Like everything in computing there are 20 ways to do it. The live CD
is just one. The GRUB prompt is another though not many seem to know it.
>
> Dazed_75 wrote:
> > Not addressing deleting windows, would it not be much easier to boot
> > from a live CD with grub and di a grub install?
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net
> > <mailto:ejs@shubes.net>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mark,
> > I don't understand entirely the commands that kitepilot said to use
> > either.
> >
> > Your menu.lst file looks correct.
> >
> > savedefault, along with the "default" setting listed earlier in
> > menu.lst, controls which kernel is used as the default. savedefault
> > means "use me to boot next time", so generally speaking, the computer
> > boots whichever OS was running last. Providing the "default" setting
> > corresponds to this behavior.
> >
> > makeactive and chainloader commands are used with windows partitions.
> > makeactive makes the partition active (whatever that means, but
> windows
> > seems to require it), and chainloader, which effectively passes
> control
> > over to the windows loader program, not unlike what happens when the
> > bios passes control to grub. At least that's what I would guess.
> >
> > If grub is not installed in the mbr of the 2nd drive, it needs to be.
> I
> > think that might be what kp was trying to get to. In order to install
> > grub on mbr of drive hda, issue the "grub" command at the cli. Then
> at
> > the grub prompt, enter the part after the prompt:
> > grub> root (hd0,0)
> > grub> setup (hd0)
> > grub> quit
> >
> > If your OS is the 2nd partition on the drive, then you'd specify:
> > grub> root (hd0,1)
> >
> > If your drive is hdb, then you'd use hd1 in place of hd0.
> >
> > That drive would then run grub when it's booted.
> >
> > --
> > -Eric 'shubes'
> >
> >
> > Mark Phillips wrote:
> > > This is what I have in menu.lst
> > >
> > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
> > > root (hd1,4)
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hdb5 ro
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> > >
> > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> > > root (hd0,0)
> > > savedefault
> > > makeactive
> > > chainloader +1
> > >
> > > So, I change
> > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
> > > root (hd1,4)
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hdb5 ro
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-686
> > > root (hd0,4) <-- change1 to 0 here
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=/dev/hda5 ro <---
> > change
> > > b to a here
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686
> > >
> > > and remove
> > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> > > root (hd0,0)
> > >
> > > What about these bad boys.....
> > > savedefault
> > > makeactive
> > > chainloader +1
> > >
> > > I still don't understand the grub commands that I was told to use.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net
> > <mailto:ejs@shubes.net>
> > > <mailto:ejs@shubes.net <mailto:ejs@shubes.net>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > "every reference to hd1,0 is converted to hd0,0"
> > > You need to edit this manually. hd1 in grub corresponds to
> > hdb in linux,
> > > and hd0 in grub is hda in linux.
> > >
> > > Mark Phillips wrote:
> > > > 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
> > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>
> > > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com <mailto:
> kitepilot@kitepilot.com>>
> > > > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>>>
> > > <kitepilot@kitepilot.com <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>
> > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>>
> > > > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>
> > > <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> > <mailto: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
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> >
> > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain
> > occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
> > - Thomas Jefferson
> >
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