On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Caesium 5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Just install Debian onto a 8GB usb thumbdrive. However, during the > installatin, there's an error during installing of grub. Completed the > installation without grub installed. > > I googled high and low and many articles points to the command below > > Command : grub-install [OPTION] install_device > Example : grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/hda1 > > Unfortunately, when I plug this usb thumb drive into my computer (Debian > Lenny, KDE), it was detected as > /media/Rain and system:/media/sdf1 > > I've tried but is unable to fit the usb location into the above command. > > I am absolutely lost :( > > > > Anyone have experience with the above method? > or > Knows of any other method inwhich I can load grub into the usb thumbdrive? > > > Hey, If your device location is variable you'll probably want to use UUID= instead of /dev/sdf1 type notation in your menu.1st. Try something like: Boot into your hdd os. Note the current location of the usb drive (eg /dev/sdf1) Find the unique identifier for your usb stick (UUID) - use `vol_id` or similar Mount your usb stick /mnt chroot to /mnt mount /proc Edit your /boot/grub/menu.1st file to use UUIDs instead of sda1 type notation. Update grub: run `grub-install /dev/sdf` (this installs grub to the chosen disk, but doesn't actually reference itself AFIK.) Try http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Booting_from_USB or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows -- ^^ It's not identical, but very similar to the case where windows has hijacked the bootloader, the fix is the same though. cheers, Owen.
