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Bluejay Adametz <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:55:42 -0500
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> GRUB has a strange methodology (well, strange to me given that I'm one of a
> handful of neo-luddites still using LILO) for determining disks. It's got
> root as hd2,0 which means (and I may be mistaken) the 2nd disk, first
> partition.. which makes sense in accordance with /dev/sdb but since GRUB
> sees 0 as a value and not a null, maybe change it to 1,0 ? I fear I'm just
> going to add to the confusing at this point and apologize for not being able
> to help offhand.

grub numbers everything starting at 0, so your first hard drive (as
seen by the BOIS) is 0, the second one is 1, third is 2, etc... Same
numbering for partitions.

                                                         - Bluejay Adametz

Mind if I smoke? -- Why, are you on fire?

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