Re: Linux on HardDrive
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:51:02 -0800, Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com> wrote:
> I just got hold of an old portable PC, which I want to put linux on.
> Since the networking on this device is poor, I removed the harddrive
> and hooked it up to my own computer. So, my question is what do I need
> to do to the hard drive to get Linux to boot up on it, when I put it
> back in the original computer?
>
> I have formatted the hard disk, but I need to set it up so that it will
> boot. How do I do that?
Install a bootloader on that hard disk's MBR. I recommend grub for that task.
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Paolo Alexis Falcone
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