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  1. Thank you for all your help and insight :)

    Thank you for all your help and insight :)
  2. Thank you so much Saikee for your detailed...

    Thank you so much Saikee for your detailed explanation. Sorry for the 3 days gap in replying to your post... I was actually reading up on hard drive geometry so I can make better sense of your reply....
  3. then how do i dd dragons outta there? lol, all...

    then how do i dd dragons outta there?
    lol, all jokes aside, seriously, how ?
  4. Clone area between MBR & 1st partition using dd

    Hi
    I would like to clone (backup) the data (not really data per se) that resides in the area after the mbr and before the first partition. How can I do that using dd? I know I'd probably go about...
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    Alright... Thanks a million Saikee... I posted on...

    Alright... Thanks a million Saikee... I posted on this forum knowing that you could solve any boot related problem.. kudos to you :)
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    So...since this post is getting long, I thought...

    So...since this post is getting long, I thought I'd sum up for readers in similar situation..

    Step 1:
    I booted up the Ubuntu 10.04 CD and in Live CD mode, I opened a terminal and executed the...
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    Hi Saikee Here is a little pickle that I just...

    Hi Saikee

    Here is a little pickle that I just discovered. I was looking at my device.map file in sda1/boot/grub and it looked like this:

    (hd0) /dev/hda
    (hd1) /dev/hdc

    This is so...
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    Hi Saikee... So I was following your steps....

    Hi Saikee...

    So I was following your steps. When I executed the following command:
    grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/sdb4 --force /dev/sdb4

    I got:

    /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to...
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    Just my thoughts on I believe reinstalling...

    Just my thoughts on


    I believe reinstalling an Operating System cuz you screwed up is a thing for Windows OS. With linux one should never have to reinstall the OS as the OS gives us all the...
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    Wow, thanks guys for your replies. Some...

    Wow, thanks guys for your replies.

    Some comments:


    Actually, I made sure that I changed EXT4 to EXT3 during install, so I am using EXT3 for Ubuntu.

    I am going to try Saikee method of...
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    Can't boot Ubuntu 10.04 with legacy grub

    Hi. I've Win XP installed on sda1 initially.
    Then I installed Centos on sdb (boot partition on sdb1 and root on sdb2). I chose to install grub to MBR of sda. The Centos installation automatically...
  12. I got an answer as to why it wasn't mounting from...

    I got an answer as to why it wasn't mounting from people at centos forums. I thought I would share here as well

    When I create subsequent mapping between /dev/mapper/ftdata and /dev/md4, I need to...
  13. Mount Error: Can't mount an encrypted volume with an overlaying ext3 FS

    I created a encrypted volume on top of software raid1. These are my steps:

    1. Create logical partition on sda
    2. Create logical partition on sdb (same size)
    3. Change type to partition to 'fd'...
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    Thank you for detailed explanation... as...

    Thank you for detailed explanation... as always... It all makes sense now :)
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    Thanks for your prompt reply... Your way is truly...

    Thanks for your prompt reply... Your way is truly a very ingenious scheme of booting... I must say...

    I was surprised to read "Grub1 doesn't reside in the boot sector." This would mean that linux...
  16. Thank you. The thread you referred to here is...

    Thank you. The thread you referred to here is exactly what I am looking for.
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    Firstly, thanks for yet another valuable guide....

    Firstly, thanks for yet another valuable guide. You might just be the next Boot King :)
    I have a few questions, primarily for clarification purposes.

    1. bootmgr installs on the bootsector of...
  18. Hi Saikee Great tutorial... I have a question...

    Hi Saikee
    Great tutorial... I have a question though... If I wanted to put GRUB in the MBR (I don't like MS bootloader in the MBR), I would change your command:

    grub
    root (hd0,2)
    setup (hd0,2)...
  19. How to give Centos drivers for Embedded SATA Raid controller on HP Proliant

    hey friends

    I forced my workplace to forgo windows and opt for linux for web and mail server. I'm setting up Centos 5.4 on it and I ran into a problem. The server machine is a HP Proliant DL120 G5...
  20. hi, sorry for the delayed response... yes, i can...

    hi, sorry for the delayed response...
    yes, i can now boot my distros using the following command:

    root (hd0,1)
    configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst

    root (hd0,2)
    configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst
    ...
  21. Thanks for your help. I can now manually boot DSL...

    Thanks for your help. I can now manually boot DSL Live from (hd0,1) and I also setup GParted Live in (hd0,2) and can also boot that from the grub prompt.

    I wanted some clarification. The grub...
  22. Thanks for your input. (1) If you intend to...

    Thanks for your input.

    (1) If you intend to boot the USB pen drive as the first booting device then it will be (hd0) to Grub but may be looked upon as sdb by CentOS.

    Yes, when I plug my pen...
  23. Hi, I just read posts by clayg and your response...

    Hi, I just read posts by clayg and your response to it. You said to convert isolinux bootloader to grub. Why so? Can't grub just chainload isolinux and then isolinux can take charge of booting the...
  24. Employing your scheme on a USB Flashdrive!

    First of all, I am so glad that i stumbled upon your posts Saikee. I have become an instant fan of your posts and you are a celebrity in my world. Your instructions are clear and precise. I am pretty...
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