Replacing old hard disk with a new one

[Mike McCarty]

Paul Smith wrote:
> On 10/26/05, jdow <jdow at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>>Could you please tell me how to install grub to MBR?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>reboot to the CD1
>>>>>>>hit F5
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>on the command line type   linux rescue
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>it should find your Fedora installed system and enter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>chroot /mnt/sysimage
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>that should put Grub back to MBR.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks, Yonas, but no success:
>>>>>>
>>>>>># /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda
>>>>>>Not found or not a block device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If I replace hda with hdb or hdc, grub-install gives the same result.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any further ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>Now, I am using a Knoppix liveCD, and having some progress:
>>>>>
>>>>>$ grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/hdc1/boot/ /dev/hda
>>>>>/dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive.
>>>>>$
>>>>>
>>>>>Can we go further?
>>>>
>>>>Have you partitioned the drive yet, Paul?
>>>>
>>>>{^_^}
>>>
>>>No, I have not, Jdow. How can I do that?
>>
>>"fdisk /dev/hda"
>>
>>But PLEASE PLEASE read partitioning HOWTOs and documentation first so you
>>know what you are doing, first.
>>
>>Of course, you could bring up the same partitioning tool you saw when
>>installing, DiskDestroyer or something like that, and use it. But you
>>still want to read the partitioning HOWTOs to get a notion of how you
>>want to partition the drive.
>>
>>I realize grub documentation is impenetrable by sane people. But do give
>>it a try. After doing so I recommend a visit with your local shrink if
>>you think you understand grub's documentation. {^_-}
>>
>>{^_^}
> 
> 
> Thanks again, Jdow. Perhaps, the best solution for a inexpert like me
> is to install some operating  system on hda, and the partitioning will
> be done. Tried:
> 
> $ fdisk /dev/hda
> 
> Unable to open /dev/hda
> $
> 
> Paul
> 

That's because fdisk is a DANGEROUS PROGRAM, and it's use is
restricted to root. You can destroy accessibility to all data
on a disc (by ordinary means, that is) by (mis)using fdisk.

Mike
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