P Kapat wrote: > Hi, > Suppose my hard disks are setup as: > > IDE (Master) > /dev/hda1 -- ext3 -- 10 GB > /dev/hda2 -- ext3 -- 100 GB > /dev/hda3 -- ext3 -- 50 GB > > SATA (connected to SATA 1 controller on the mobo) > /dev/sda1 -- ext3 -- 50GB -- / > /dev/sda2 -- ext3 -- 500 MB -- /boot > /dev/sda3 -- ext3 -- 100 GB -- /home > > So, the GRUB oncfig files are in /dev/sda2 (/boot/grub). I am assuming > that grub is installed in /dev/sda2. So, where is the MBR? Is it on > the first track of the first partition of the first hard disk, ie > /dev/hda1?
The MBR is _not_ part of any partition, is the boot sector of the drive. And is in the disk from where you're booting so check in your BIOS. > > If so, suppose I format /dev/hda1 will the MBR be gone implying that I > cannot reboot m y system? No. > What is the safest way to partition the disks so that, if sometime > later I install someother OS (Solaris/FreeBSD/Anyother GNU/Linux but > not Windows) the MBR is not disturbed and I can use it to boot into > the existing Debian. Just don't rewrite the MBR with something that will override your actual GRUB config. Regards, Jose Luis. -- ghostbar on debian linux 'sid' 2.6.22 x86_64-SMP - #382503 Weblog: http://ghostbar.ath.cx/ - http://linuxtachira.org http://debian.org.ve - irc.debian.org #debian-ve #debian-devel-es San Cristóbal, Venezuela. http://chaslug.org.ve Fingerprint = 3E7D 4267 AFD5 2407 2A37 20AC 38A0 AD5B CACA B118
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