Re: Replacing old hard disk with a new one

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On 10/26/05, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Could you please tell me how to install grub to MBR?
> >
> > reboot to the CD1
> > hit F5
> >
> > on the command line type   linux rescue
> >
> > it should find your Fedora installed system and enter
> >
> > chroot /mnt/sysimage
> >
> > /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
> >
> > that should put Grub back to MBR.
>
> Thanks, Yonas, but no success:
>
> # /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
> Not found or not a block device.
>
> If I replace hda with hdb or hdc, grub-install gives the same result.
>
> Any further ideas?

Now, I am using a Knoppix liveCD, and having some progress:

$ grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/hdc1/boot/ /dev/hda
/dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive.
$

Can we go further?

Paul


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