From: "Kevin Musick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hard drive order
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 21:42:28 -0700
> Is there any way to
> algorithmically determine what a drive's number will be, e.g., does Grub
> always put IDE drives first? If I have one IDE and 2 SCSI drives, for
> instance, will the IDE drive be labelled hd0 or hd2, or is it more
> complicated than that?
That depends on your BIOS configuration. Normally, IDE disks are put
before SCSI disks. See the documentation, for more details.
> 2. 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. However, is there a way to do it from an ordinary command
> line that could therefore be used in a script?
The grub shell or the "grub-install" script. See the doc.
Okuji
