RE: Build Server - Installing GRUB for another machine

[Kjeld Flarup Christensen \(ST/LMD\)]

Yes this can be done
I have however this comment in my script
# how do I make sure that hd1 is actually sda ???

But besides that, you simply install to hd1 

  Kjeld

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> Hi,
> 
> I have a hard disk attached via an IDE to USB adapter, 
> currently appearing as /dev/sda, on which I am building my 
> new system, in a chroot'd environment.
> 
> I intend to remove this drive, and add it into a different 
> computer, where it will become /dev/hda. This other machine 
> can boot only from the hard disk - no other bootable media is 
> available, even another hard drive (yep, an old laptop).
> 
> I can't quite seem to get my head around how to get GRUB to 
> install - mostly at which point do I use which systems 
> reference to the names.
> 
> I *think* I want to have a device.map for the *target* system by
> *host* system name (i.e. "(hd0) /dev/sda"), and then install 
> to (sd0), err... and now I am lost.
> 
> Can this be done? Preferably without destroying the host 
> systems ability to boot...
> 
> P.S. the wiki (grub.enbug.org?) seems to be down?
> --
> JL
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