On Sun, 2005-03-04 at 13:47 +0100, John Austin wrote: > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 08:04 -0400, David Niemi wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-03-04 at 12:32 +0100, John Austin wrote: > > > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 11:58 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 06:37 -0400, David Niemi wrote: > > > > > How do the drive assignments work in Grub? > > > > > > > > > > I have 4 hard drives in a computer: > > > > > hda - ntfs data disk > > > > > hdb - ntfs data disk > > > > > sda - FC3, Grub, used LVM default installation with SELinux > > > > > sdb - ntfs, WinXP > > > Not totally convinced that FC3 uses same as BIO. > > > FC4T1 does during install. > > > Don't trust were FC4T1 is going to write grub stuff during install !!!! > > > The best way I have found to be really sure what grub thinks > > > both during both install and booting (they may not be the same) > > > Use cat (hdTAB to find the devices and files > > > eg > > > cat (hd0,0)/test_file > > > > > > where test_file is different on each drive !!!! > > > > I do not have the other hard drives mounted, haven't gotten that far yet > > in installing stuff, getting ntfs reads enabled, etc so this isn't going > > to work(?). I'll get on this anyway. > > > > Is there any command from within Grub to list the drives, other than > > just using hit and miss with grub.conf changing the hd1 to others? > > > Hi, > Go interactive with grub > ie type c to go into command mode during booting > > During install I have been selecting Install No Boot Loader > and then rebooting to linux rescue and sorting out grub > at this stage. > > I have a nearly finished the document but it has not been thoroughly > proof read, but it may be useful. I take no responsibility !!!! > Any feedback welcome !!!! John: Thanks, this document would be useful, e-mail me off list and I'll provide comments. I've tried the cat (hd0,0)/somefile and I'll I get is bash syntax errors. Dave
