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 1ECuvD-0002Pz-EV for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:04:44 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j877xGRB021107; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:59:16 GMT Received: from heisenberg.zen.co.uk (heisenberg.zen.co.uk [212.23.3.141]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j877t2wA018086 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:55:02 GMT Received: from [82.69.83.178] (helo=desiato.digimed.co.uk) by heisenberg.zen.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1ECupC-0001FI-J1 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:58:30 +0000 Received: from hactar.digimed.co.uk (hactar.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.2]) by desiato.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2968B141F847 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:58:28 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:58:24 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub over the top of Win XP Message-ID: <20050907085824.12d39715@hactar.digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1126077831.10169.12.camel@spok.local.sporn-it.com> References: <5bdc1c8b0509062140bea5bc6@mail.gmail.com> <1126077831.10169.12.camel@spok.local.sporn-it.com> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.14 (GTK+ 2.6.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 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 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Signature_Wed__7_Sep_2005_08_58_24_+0100_xRDgtog=Isz+kjv0"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 X-Originating-Heisenberg-IP: [82.69.83.178] X-Archives-Salt: 583f1815-f088-4f62-884e-ba2988499fb0 X-Archives-Hash: e5445fa720e16c0a492f790ebc6a97eb --Signature_Wed__7_Sep_2005_08_58_24_+0100_xRDgtog=Isz+kjv0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:23:50 +0200, Heinz Sporn wrote: > > 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: Correct, and /dev/hda5 is (hd0,4) despite all the conflicting advice you've been given. All my boxes have /boot on hda5 and all use hd0,4 (well, except the iBook which uses that horrible yaboot thing, anyone who wants to start a grub vs. lilo flame war should be made to use yaboot). > 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: >=20 > 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. Or, enter grub and type "find /grub/grub.conf" or "find /grub/menu.lst" and all will be clear. --=20 Neil Bothwick TROI : What am I sensing?? I'm sensing INCOMPETENCE, you pretentious bald pseudo-French dickweed! --Signature_Wed__7_Sep_2005_08_58_24_+0100_xRDgtog=Isz+kjv0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDHp2jum4al0N1GQMRAjwiAJ0SpCjUQbDel2qBeEafGIQGP9PrCQCfZSmx kSS3zYLMmivXGNTSEJwGtAE= =5qeE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature_Wed__7_Sep_2005_08_58_24_+0100_xRDgtog=Isz+kjv0-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list