Alvin Oga <aoga@mail.Linux-Consulting.com> wrote:
> differences between the (cd/net) install kernel and the installed systenm kernel nibbled
> your butt eh
Ya, big time.
> some mb system bios will NOT let you boot from PCI controllers
>
> you can keep your grub info on /dev/hda ... and boot into / which is on /dev/hdg5
The BIOS on the controller card hijacks the boot process; I can boot from drives attached to it.
My old drive may be approaching the end of its life, though I'm not having any problems yet. I am installing old OSes to the old drive (FreeDOS, OS/2, WinME) so that, if it dies, I haven't lost anything important. The new drive will be holding Debian and WinXP. My main reason for wanting 'grub' to boot from the new drive is in case the old one dies suddenly.
> only need to change /etc/fstab
That's a relief! Seems to easy... ;-)
> be sure you have a way to boot the system if your "transfer failed" ( boot from floppy,
> boot from network, boot from cd, .. )
I have a grub floppy, and I have an old Knoppix CD. Hopefully they will cover me if something bad happens.
Thanks for the helpful info!
Dave W.