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@@ -9,24 +9,24 @@ we need to ensure we can boot it. To do this, we will run the grub program.</pa
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<para>Grub uses it's own naming structure for drives, in the form of hd(a,b),
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where a is the hard drive number, and b is the partition number, both of which
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-start from zero. So, partition hda1 would be hd(0,0) to grub, and hdb2 would
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-be hd(1,2). Also, Grub doesn't pay attention to CDROM drives at all, so if,
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-for example, if you have a CD on hdb, and a second hard drive on hdc, partitions
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-on that second hard drive would still be hd(1,b).</para>
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+start from zero. So, partition hda1 would be (hd0,0) to grub, and hdb2 would
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+be (hd1,1). Also, Grub doesn't pay attention to CDROM drives at all, so if,
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+for example, you have a CD on hdb, and a second hard drive on hdc, partitions
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+on that second hard drive would still be (hd1,b).</para>
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<para>So, using the information above, select the appropriate designator for
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-your root partition. For the purposes of this, we will assume hd(0,3) for
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-your root partition. First, we tell grub where to find it's files:</para>
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+your root partition. For the purposes of this, we will assume (hd0,3) for
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+your root partition. First, we tell grub where to find its files:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>root (hd0,3)
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setup (hd0)
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quit</userinput></screen></para>
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-<para>This tells grub to look for it's files on hda4 (hd0,3), and install itself
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+<para>This tells grub to look for its files on hda4 (hd0,3), and install itself
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into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of hda.</para>
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<para>Also, we need to create the <filename>menu.lst</filename> file, which
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-Grub uses to designate it's boot menu:</para>
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+Grub uses to designate its boot menu:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>cat > /boot/grub/menu.lst << "EOF"
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# Begin /boot/grub/menu.lst
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# Default Entry for LFS
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title LFS 5.0
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-kernel (hd0,3)/boot/lfskernel root=/dev/hda4 ro
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+root (hd0,3)
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+kernel /boot/lfskernel root=/dev/hda4 ro
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EOF</userinput></screen></para>
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<para>You might also want to add in an entry for your host distribution. It
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<para><screen><userinput>cat >> /boot/grub/menu.lst << "EOF"
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# Redhat Linux
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title Redhat
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-kernel (hd0,2)/boot/kernel-2.4.20 root=/dev/hda3 ro
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-initrd (hd0,2)/boot/initrd-2.4.20
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+root (hd0,2)
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+kernel /boot/kernel-2.4.20 root=/dev/hda3 ro
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+initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20
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EOF</userinput></screen></para>
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<para>Also, if you happen to dual-boot Windows, the following entry should
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<para><screen><userinput>cat >> /boot/grub/menu.lst << "EOF"
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# Windows
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-chainloader (hd0,0)+1
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+title Windows
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+rootnoverify (hd0,0)
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+chainloader +1
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EOF</userinput></screen></para>
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<para>You can find more info regarding Grub on it's web site, located at:
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