Re: editing GRUB options

> Indeed; Here's the relevant snippet from my existing menu.lst:
>
> title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-11-generic
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet
> splash vga=786
> initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-11-generic
>
> That would imply a GRUB designation for the boot partition of the IDE
> drive of (hd1,0)?

Most likely, yes. Check the devicemap if hd1 is actually free. If
you only have one sata drive it will be.

> > Perhaps. But it would be easier to `mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt; ls
> > /mnt/boot/vmlinuz*' and know for sure - the command might be a bit
> > different depending on how your partitions are setup.
>
> That should be it. Getting the drive's parameters right when editing
> fstab is going to be my big challenge.

You don't need to edit fstab at all. Just run the mount command.
fstab is only needed if you want it to mount on system start up, or
use a shorthand version of the mount command (ie mount /mnt instead of
mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt)
Received on Sun Apr 15 17:04:46 2007