On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:58:48 -0800 Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 11:54:52AM -0800, ann kok wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I use tar to copy from one harddrive to 2nd harddrive > > this doesn't do what you think it does. it only copies files from one > hard drive to another. > > > > then i put the harddrive to another same harddrive > > computer. how can I make it bootable? > > > > you need to edit the partition table to make the particular partition > bootable *and* you need to install a boot loader in either the MBR or > in the partition's BR. AFAIK grub can boot a partition if it is bootable or not, otherwise you couldn't have multi-boot setups. But you probably need to put it in the MBR for that (and not on a partition). Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
