From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from rivendell.starshadow.com (rivendell.starshadow.com [64.49.223.141]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0FCB201CEC1 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:01:08 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (ghent@localhost) by rivendell.starshadow.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2FI0j106718 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:00:45 -0600 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:00:45 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan McLean To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [gentoo-dev] question about grub Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 6e174355-5418-464e-9433-f4716e9185cc X-Archives-Hash: a9082f351c6c18fa9e16507b4479253d Hello, I was reading your excellent installation documentation online, and I ran into a question. Near the end you're breaking down the commands for grub, but you leave some information out that I would like to know: # Below needed only for people who dual-boot title=Windows NT Workstation root (hd0,5) chainloader +1 I'm unclear as to what the (hd0,5) are pointing to, is to say "boot of off the FAT partition located at partition 5"? Normally MS likes to reside on the primary partition of the drive, so I just want clarification on this. For instance, if I have a dual boot, MS on the primary partition and Gentoo's root at (sd0,3), then I would put root (sd0,1) under my Windows boot section, correct? And also, what does the chainloader +1 command do? Thank you fo your time, I'm an old fan of lilo, but I have been cosidering migrating to a newer bootloader :) - Ryan /* * Ryan McLean - Network/System Administrator * Starshadow Communications * Chicago, Illinois USA * http://www.starshadow.com */