On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 04:18:47PM +0200, Oliver Leitner wrote: > man grub > > or check the grub homepage > > i guess this is a very well commented thing. > > a short cut: > > root=/dev/yourhd > > for the dd options: > > dd if=/dev/yourmbrpart of=/target/dir/file bs=512 count=1 NO, NO, NO! That will copy the MBR and the partition tables. Unless the two disks are partitioned alike, and maybe they are, the bs=446 should be used. > > more informations under: > http://www.dbg.rt.bw.schule.de/lehrer/ritters/info/linux/clone.htm > > Greetings > > On 10/19/05, Khaled <khaled@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > BUT how? I have no idea what commands to right... > > Thanks for replying. > > Khaled > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > > fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]*On Behalf Of *Oliver Leitner > > *Sent:* 19 October 2005 15:03 > > *To:* For users of Fedora Core releases > > *Subject:* Re: installing a grub/lilo bootloader on the MBR of a MOUNTED > > hddy > > > > one way that i might think of is to tell grub per commandline input which > > hd to take as root hd. > > > > the other is to clone the mbr via dd and put it onto your cloned disk. > > > > On 10/19/05, Khaled <khaled@xxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > could you give me instructions on exactly what to do please... > > > Ive never done this before and dont really understand bootloaders very > > > well. > > > Khaled > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx ]On Behalf Of > > > akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: 19 October 2005 14:01 > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > > Subject: Re: installing a grub/lilo bootloader on the MBR of a MOUNTED > > > hddy > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 10:51:18AM +0100, Khaled wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have duplicated a running server (sella) on my network to an empty > > > hdd > > > > (sellaCone) mounted as /mnt/sellaClone on another hdd hosting Fedora 3 > > > > > > (host > > > > hdd=hda, sellaClone=hdc). Since I am cloning only the primary > > > partition, > > > > only hdc2 is being cloned (suse 9.2 puts swap partition as hdc1). > > > > > > > > My problem is that having duplicated all imported info/directories, I > > > need > > > > to create a bootloader on the MBR so that the disk can be booted on > > > its > > > own. > > > > The question is how can I do this? > > > > > > > > Please advise... > > > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > > > > > Khaled > > > Boot using rescue disk or Disk one and type linux rescue. The mount > > > the partition containing root directory. The run grub-install using > > > --root-directory=DIR option.. > > > -- > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > Support wildlife -- vote for an orgy. > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > Aaron Konstam > > > Computer Science > > > Trinity University > > > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Oliver Leitner > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > -- > Oliver Leitner > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- ======================================================================= He who laughs last didn't get the joke. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
