Moving boot

[Karl Larsen]

Tim wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-08-19 at 11:20 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> I now have the /boot part of my whole system. But it would be easy 
>> to make a new partition of say 100 MB the first thing on the second hard 
>> drive. My question is what do I need to do so the new /boot works?
>>     
>
> I did something similar with a dual-boot system:  Windows on the
> original first drive, all by itself.  And Linux installed on an added
> second drive, all by itself.
>
> While setting up GRUB, you define its root (where /boot/ is) with a
> "root (hd1,0)", then "setup (hd0)" which puts the bootloader onto the
> first drive MBR, and quit out of the GRUB shell.
>
> [root at bigblack ~]# grub
> grub> root (hd1,0)
> grub> setup (hd0)
> grub> quit
> [root at bigblack ~]#
>
> In this scenario, the computer boots, reads the MBR on my first drive,
> which starts off GRUB from my second drive.
>
> I believe that you can even set that up from within the GRUB start up
> screen.  Just hit the right hot key to get into the command line.  You
> can also do it from the rescue disc, so you can get a system working
> that's not currently booting.
>
>   
    I know Tim and that is what I use now that works. I have grub at 
(hd0) and the Linux is at (hd1,5). This works fine so why move /boot?

    I am certain that (hd1,5) is about 100 GB up from start of the 
second drive. And it works.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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