Re: Replacing old hard disk with a new one

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On 10/26/05, jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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?
>
> Have you partitioned the drive yet, Paul?
>
> {^_^}

No, I have not, Jdow. How can I do that?

Paul


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