How about use the following two steps, 1. Boot Linux use "linux rescue" 2. input command "chroot /mnt/sysimage" 3. input command "grub-install /dev/sda", where /dev/sda/ is the boot disk with MBR. I suppose that u installed windows on /dev/sda
Z. He Michael Mansour wrote: > Hi, > > I built a box last night with the following config: > > 4x 9gb UW2 scsi drives off an adaptec controller > > First drive (/dev/sda) or hd(0,0) in grub.conf, I > installed Windows 2000 professional. I made this a > primary partition. > > Second and third drives (/dev/sdb and /dev/sdc) or > hd(1,0) under grub.conf I created a Linux software > raid 1 mirror and installed Red Hat Linux 8.0. Also > made this a primary partition. > > I seemingly mistakenly installed grub on /dev/sdb. > > When booting the machine, Windows 2000 automatically > boots, when what I really want is for grub's menu to > kick in and allow me to choose it, defaulting to > Linux. > > I realise now I should have chosen /dev/sda to install > grub on the redhat linux install (if it would allow > me) but am now trying to get grub installed on > /dev/sda, and realise I don't know how to do this > without re-installing linux. > > Anyone know how to do this? > > Googling I came up with grubconfig, which is a script > that installs grub into an MBR, but this does not seem > to work for software raid under /dev/md0 (which really > resides under /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc). > > At the moment I'm booting the system from the boot > floppy, which only seems to start one cpu (it's a dual > system). I also tried changing the boot drive on > adaptec's controller to 1, but that didn't work > either. > > Any ideas how I can install grub into this type of MBR > combination? > > I've added my fstab, raidtab and grub.conf below for > you. > > fstab: > > /dev/md3 / ext3 > defaults 1 1 > /dev/md0 /boot ext3 > defaults 1 2 > none /dev/pts devpts > gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > /dev/md5 /home ext3 > defaults 1 2 > none /proc proc > defaults 0 0 > none /dev/shm tmpfs > defaults 0 0 > /dev/md1 /usr ext3 > defaults 1 2 > /dev/md2 /var ext3 > defaults 1 2 > /dev/md4 swap swap > defaults 0 0 > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom > iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0 > > /etc/raidtab: > > raiddev /dev/md3 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb5 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc5 > raid-disk 1 > raiddev /dev/md0 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb1 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc1 > raid-disk 1 > raiddev /dev/md5 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb7 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc7 > raid-disk 1 > raiddev /dev/md1 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb2 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc2 > raid-disk 1 > raiddev /dev/md2 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb3 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc3 > raid-disk 1 > raiddev /dev/md4 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > chunk-size 64k > persistent-superblock 1 > nr-spare-disks 0 > device /dev/sdb6 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/sdc6 > raid-disk 1 > > /etc/grub.conf: > > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making > changes to this file > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means > that > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to > /boot/, eg. > # root (hd1,0) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/md3 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/sdb > default=1 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-20.8) > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-20.8 ro root=/dev/md3 > initrd /initrd-2.4.20-20.8.img > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-20.8smp) > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-20.8smp ro > root=/dev/md3 > initrd /initrd-2.4.20-20.8smp.img > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14smp) > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14smp ro root=/dev/md3 > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14smp.img > title Red Hat Linux-up (2.4.18-14) > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=/dev/md3 > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img > title Windows 2000 > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > Any help is appreciated. > > Michael. > > http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search > - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
