On 8/18/07, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Thanks for the explanation. > > > > > 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. Yes, as I will have to learn to do that. > > Regards, > Jose Luis. Thanks again. -- Regards PK -------------------------------------- http://counter.li.org #402424 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
