On Monday 22 November 2004 2339, somebody named Curtis Vaughan inscribed this message: > > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:51:02 -0800, Curtis Vaughan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > 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 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But how do I go about creating the MBR and putting the bootloader there?
You don't need to worry about creating the MBR, I believe it's already there. To install the bootloader, run either grub or lilo - I also reccomend grub. 'man grub' for info, and googleing for 'installing grub' or similar query may help as well. :^) NRH -- How many Bavarian Illuminati does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: one to screw it in, and one to confuse the issue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
