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. :) > 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. > If you prefer, you can install GRUB elsewhere on the drive, or to > another drive, or even to a floppy. 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. > 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. > 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'. 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. -- 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/20121013164811.GQ30872@desktop