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.
> --
> Paolo Alexis Falcone
> pfalcone@gmail.com
>
But how do I go about creating the MBR and putting the bootloader there?
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