On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 9:12 AM, lee <l...@yun.yagibdah.de> wrote: > Wally Lepore <wallylep...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I just realized something important. When I set my Debian drive (sdb) >> for partitioning, I used the 'Manual' setup and chose Logical Volume >> Manager (LVM) non-encryption method. > > Do you really need LVM?
I have partitioned drives n the past (using windows). Not a big deal. Easy enough for sure. LVM intrigued me and I wanted to learn. The logical volumes can be size adjusted (if need be) all while the computer is live! That's a good thing to have. That's all. :-). >> Is this 'Review Partition Layout' screen (displayed for review before >> writing to disks) the actual order of partitions on the Debian drive >> (sdb)? or is it just a review window? > > How did you set up LVM, and what does fdisk -l say? What is fdisk -1 ?? I'm new to all this Linux jargon. But learning fast! >> In my case, if I tell the Debian installer to place the GRUB >> boot-loader into (hdd1,1) or /dev/sdb, will it place the GRUB >> boot-loader in the '/' (root partition) due to the fact that its >> listed FIRST in the 'Review Partition Layout' screen? > > Did you install grub in a partition or into the MBR? If you installed > it in a partition, how can you boot from that? The BIOS isn't aware of > partitions, or is it? I don't believe the BIOS has anything to do with partitions. GRUB has everything to do with partitions. I was told GRUB will find the /boot file or partition wherever its located on a targeted drive. I installed GRUB into /dev/sdb (into my partition called /boot located on the 2nd drive). The OS booted fine as long as I switched the boot order in BIOS to boot the 2nd drive. Nothing was placed into the MBR of the windows drive. I installed nothing to the windows drive. Thank you Lee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikoZGuPJ1Kum2=jCVLPsbXnGGjUmXB=vsc8i1d8-npx...@mail.gmail.com
