Hi Vaibhav, On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Vaibhav Kulkarni <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Pranav Peshwe<[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think mounting is not required since, writing an MBR is not a > filesystem > > dependent task. `grub-install /dev/<boot/root partition name>` should do > > it. > > Usage: grub-install [OPTION] install_device > > In this case install device should be MBR (boot record of hard disk, > not of the partition). So I don't think "/dev/<boot/root partition > name>" would work. > Ya, my bad. Got confused. When booting from a CD mounting will be required. Also, install_device should be disk name as you have said. > > I would recommend a read of the howtos and documentation available > related > > to grub and bootloaders. That will help you to backup and restore your > > bootloader and understand things better. > > That's what he wanted to avoid and hence asked on the mailing list! > We're here to help, and not say RTFM. I agree, but not totally. We're here to help, and not *merely* say RTFM. Saying RTFM is not at all a bad thing. IMHO, getting someone into the habit of reading documentation/manuals is one of the best things to do and, helps a lot in the long run. If you read my reply carefully, you'll notice that I have only recommended him to read the docs and, not recommended him to just go and read the docs *instead* of posting on the list. Hope i am clear. - P _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
