> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:51:02 -0800, Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> I just got hold of an old portable PC, which I want to put linux on. >> Since the networking on this device is poor, I removed the harddrive >> and hooked it up to my own computer. So, my question is what do I need >> to do to the hard drive to get Linux to boot up on it, when I put it >> back in the original computer? >> >> I have formatted the hard disk, but I need to set it up so that it will >> boot. How do I do that? > > Install a bootloader on that hard disk's MBR. I recommend grub for that > task. > -- > Paolo Alexis Falcone > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
But how do I go about creating the MBR and putting the bootloader there? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
