>Is there any way to algorithmically determine
>what a drive's number will be, e.g.,
>does Grub always put IDE drives first?
I suppose, the algorism to determine the drive number
for each disks is the role of BIOS, not of GRUB.
>Is there a way to install Grub without actually using Grub?
>Typically, I could build a Grub boot floppy,
>then use the install command to place Grub on my hard drive.
Do you ask for "how to install GRUB without rebooting"?
If working on UNIX-like operating system, GRUB shell
(please search "grub" executable in grub-x.y.z/grub directory)
can help. At present, I've never tried to build GRUB on
DJGPP or CygWin32 environment.
However, I think, any mistakes during the boot loader
installation can be harmful, so, trial boot by GRUB floppy
is recommended before the installation onto HDD.
GRUB info file tells we should prepare some rescue floppy
before GRUB installation onto HDD.
suzuki
