From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ECuMJ-0003wY-SJ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:28:40 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j877O5YQ008231; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:24:05 GMT Received: from spok.local.sporn-it.com (dsl-244-108.utaonline.at [212.152.244.108]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j877KNNW006447 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:20:23 GMT Received: from spok.local.sporn-it.com (spok.local.sporn-it.com [127.0.0.1]) by spok.local.sporn-it.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F26B1B77C7D0 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:23:51 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub over the top of Win XP From: Heinz Sporn To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <5bdc1c8b0509062140bea5bc6@mail.gmail.com> References: <5bdc1c8b0509062140bea5bc6@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:23:50 +0200 Message-Id: <1126077831.10169.12.camel@spok.local.sporn-it.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by robin.gentoo.org id j877O5Yj008231 X-Archives-Salt: b4ca0d64-85f4-41d3-b694-0dc22d17ca9e X-Archives-Hash: 6139251cb4de2e14be647c1a321c48f3 Am Dienstag, den 06.09.2005, 21:40 -0700 schrieb Mark Knecht: > Hi, > OK, the target machine is now rebuilt. I decided since I had to > rebuild both WinXP and Gentoo that I'd just put them on the same hard > drive. The Gentoo install is complete right up to the point where I > run grub and write it somewhere and I want to make sure I understand > the right way to do this. >=20 > The disk layout is like this >=20 > (MBR) - Win XP > /dev/hda1 - Win XP > /dev/hda2 - extended partition > /dev/hda5 - /boot > /dev/hda6 - swap > /dev/hda7 - / > /dev/hda8 - /home >=20 > Now, my question, where do I write grub? I believe it's into the > MBR and not into partition 1, correct? If so I'd use: >=20 > grub >=20 > grub> root (hd0,4) LOL! Now you gave the poor guy at least three different numbers. One thing is right though: find /boot within Grub's numbering scheme. Instead of GUESSING try the following: 1. Enter grub as usual 2. Enter root ( and press tab. Grub lists the available disks / partitions 3. Select the one you're think is right. At the end of the line e.g. root (hd0,1) add / and press tab again. Grub now list the directory content of that root partition. If you found what you were looking for you're done - else continue with step 2. > grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in the MBR) > grub> quit =20 >=20 > Is this correct? >=20 > Thanks, > Mark >=20 --=20 Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen Heinz Sporn SPORN it-freelancing Mobile: ++43 (0)699 / 127 827 07 Email: heinz.sporn@sporn-it.com heinz.sporn@utanet.at Website: http://www.sporn-it.com Snail: Steyrer Str. 20 A-4540 Bad Hall Austria / Europe --=20 gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list