On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat 13 Oct 2012 at 12:15:25 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote: > >> I only have one shot to get this right or else I have to scrub the >> install and start over. > > Please, no! No more installing from you. We are exhausted. :)
I know but its frustrating on this end. Just tryin' to do the right thing. Thanks for staying the course with me Brian. ;-) >> Here is what the new screen is asking: >> >> ***** BEGIN ***** >> You need to make the newly installed system bootable, by installing >> the GRUB boot loader on a bootable device. >> >> The usual way to do this is to install GRUB on the master boot record >> of your first hard drive. > > You do not want this. I totally understand Brian. Thank you for the kindly reminder. >> If you prefer, you can install GRUB elsewhere on the drive, or to >> another drive, or even to a floppy. Done. installed to /dev/sdb as per your advice. > You are going to take the 'other drive' route. > >> The device can be specified using GRUB's "(hdn,m)" notation, or as a >> device in /dev. Below are some examples: > > It doesn't matter whether you use GRUB's notation or the device way. OK >> I only have one shot at getting this correct. My 2nd hard drive (that >> contains Debian) is installed on /dev/sdb and the first partition on >> that drive is /boot . >> >> My Debian hard drive (sdb) is partitioned in the following order: >> >> /boot >> Swap >> / >> /var >> /usr >> /temp >> /home >> >> Should I simply type hd1,1 OR /dev/sdb in the above box and >> that should install GRUB to the first /boot partition on the 2nd >> drive? I want to be sure GRUB gets installed into that first partition >> (/boot) on drive /dev/sdb. hd,1,1 seems more accurate than /dev/sdb. > > Type '/dev/sdb'. Without the quotes. Here is what roughly happens: > > Some of GRUB goes in to the MBR. > > Some of GRUB is put after the MBR but before the partitions. This is > known as the embedding area. > > GRUB writes a load of files (including grub.cfg) to /boot/grub. It is of > no importance or concern that /boot is on a separate partition because > GRUB will find it. That was amazing! I did not know there was a difference between the two. Excellent advice. thank you >> After installation is complete, I will go into my BIOS and change the >> first boot device to "sdb" (or as BIOS calls it HDD1). I tested this >> BIOS adjustment a few days ago and the procedure worked fine using two >> other drives as a test. > > We await your announcement of 'success'. Done. Installed successfully! > P.S. It is (hd1,1). You really do not want to do put GRUB there. It is > not the same as /dev/sdb. Honest. I adhered to your advice and install into /dev/sdb. Thank you Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikpv_ikh+LHcT13psfTJ28qtxW0xeLki=jc2hxgb38t...@mail.gmail.com
