Paul Smith wrote:
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?
"fdisk /dev/hda"
But PLEASE PLEASE read partitioning HOWTOs and documentation first so you
know what you are doing, first.
Of course, you could bring up the same partitioning tool you saw when
installing, DiskDestroyer or something like that, and use it. But you
still want to read the partitioning HOWTOs to get a notion of how you
want to partition the drive.
I realize grub documentation is impenetrable by sane people. But do give
it a try. After doing so I recommend a visit with your local shrink if
you think you understand grub's documentation. {^_-}
{^_^}
Thanks again, Jdow. Perhaps, the best solution for a inexpert like me
is to install some operating system on hda, and the partitioning will
be done. Tried:
$ fdisk /dev/hda
Unable to open /dev/hda
$
Paul
That's because fdisk is a DANGEROUS PROGRAM, and it's use is
restricted to root. You can destroy accessibility to all data
on a disc (by ordinary means, that is) by (mis)using fdisk.
Mike
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