setup installed grub on a partition, not the mbr of the drive. You
You should be able to redo this from just about any live cd. Just make
> confirming it found everything
> quit
>
> Initially, I tried root(hd1,0) and got an error message; also setup
> (hd1) and got an error message. BTW root(hd1) also returns an error
> message. The commands above were the only ones that worked without errors.
>
> I also change my fstab file as shown earlier (basically changed hdb to
> hda). And the menu.lst was changed appropirately - hdb to hda as I
> posted earlier.
>
> Moved the disk from ide2 to ide1, and installed the new blank disk in ide2.
>
> Booted up, and no boot, just a black screen. I made sure the jumpers
> were set for master on ide1 and slave on ide2. ide1 has the linux drive
> and ide2 has the new blank drive.
>
> Checked the bios to see if both drives are recognized, and they are, and
> in the right spots as well.
>
> Currently downloading most recent knoppix image to burn a cd and see
> what's up. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Mark
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:06 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com> <kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com>> wrote:
>
> > 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
> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com> <
> > kitepilot@kitepilot.com <mailto: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
> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com> <
> >> > 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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