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164 just by specifying its file name and the drive and partition where the
178 partition, and a file name (@pxref{Naming convention}) to GRUB, how to
379 that you can specify a drive/partition.
399 the second integer, @samp{1}, indicates the partition number (or the
401 that the partition numbers are counted from @emph{zero}, not from
402 one. This expression means the second partition of the first hard disk
403 drive. In this case, GRUB uses one partition of the disk, instead of the
410 This specifies the first @dfn{extended partition} of the first hard disk
411 drive. Note that the partition numbers for extended partitions are
419 This means the BSD @samp{a} partition of the second hard disk. If you
423 partition.
428 specifies a partition you want, the GRUB command-line
438 name of your target partition, even with minimal knowledge of the
455 partition of the first hard disk drive. Note that the argument
538 partition) should be okay. But generally, it would be a good idea to
539 back up the first sector of the partition on which you are installing
552 your OS's root partition; if you need to specify a root partition for
554 partition containing the boot directory, like this:
560 If you are not sure which partition actually holds this directory, use the
579 sector of a partition instead of putting it in the MBR, specify the
580 partition into which you want to install GRUB:
586 If you install GRUB into a partition or a drive other than the first
614 partition specified in GRUB's notation. For example, under Linux the
654 Another example is when you have a separate boot partition
758 load an operating system from an arbitrary disk/partition. However,
809 loader is embedded in the @dfn{boot sector} of the partition on which
814 Set GRUB's root device to the partition by the command
822 Set the @dfn{active} flag in the partition using the command
839 the partition. The complete description about this syntax can be found
873 root partition to the kernel.
1027 this, but there is a solution if you do want to do so. Use the partition
1030 If GRUB @dfn{hide}s a DOS (or Windows) partition (@pxref{hide}), DOS (or
1031 Windows) will ignore the partition. If GRUB @dfn{unhide}s a DOS (or
1032 Windows) partition (@pxref{unhide}), DOS (or Windows) will detect the
1033 partition. Thus, if you have installed DOS (or Windows) on the first
1034 and the second partition of the first hard disk, and you want to boot
1035 the copy on the first partition, do the following:
1094 complete copy of a working system in a different partition or disk.
1379 This item will boot FreeBSD kernel loaded from the @samp{a} partition of
1764 embedded in an MBR or the boot sector of a partition. Because a PC boot
1853 @var{part-num} represents the partition number of @var{device}, starting
1860 searches for the first PC partition containing a BSD disklabel, then
1869 represents using the first partition of the disk (or the boot sector
1870 of the partition when installing GRUB).
1889 @file{/boot/grub/menu.lst} in the first partition of the first hard
2196 * hide:: Hide a partition
2199 * partnew:: Make a primary partition
2200 * parttype:: Change the type of a partition
2208 * unhide:: Unhide a partition
2350 @deffn Command hide partition
2351 Hide the partition @var{partition} by setting the @dfn{hidden} bit in
2352 its partition type code. This is useful only when booting DOS or Windows
2384 Create a new primary partition. @var{part} is a partition specification
2385 in GRUB syntax (@pxref{Naming convention}); @var{type} is the partition
2395 Change the type of an existing partition. @var{part} is a partition
2397 is the new partition type and must be a number in the range 0-0xff.
2648 @deffn Command unhide partition
2649 Unhide the partition @var{partition} by clearing the @dfn{hidden} bit in
2650 its partition type code. This is useful only when booting DOS or Windows
2685 * makeactive:: Make a partition active
2729 to remind you of your OS's root partition:
2743 sector of the current partition with @samp{+1}. If you specify the
2819 is a FFS partition or a ReiserFS partition.@footnote{The latter feature
2845 routines. The format is @samp{<@var{partition-offset-sector},
2847 partition, and @samp{[@var{disk-offset-sector}]} for low-level sector
2935 modifies it with the values of the partition @var{stage2_file} was found
2941 command preserves the DOS BPB (and for hard disks, the partition table)
3029 Set the active partition on the root disk to GRUB's root device.
3128 attempt to mount it to get the partition size (for passing the partition
3131 and correctly determine the PC partition where a BSD sub-partition is
3135 FreeBSD root partition is on the SCSI disk, then use a @samp{1} for
3147 partition. This is useful for when an OS is outside of the area of the
3352 partition table fail. This is a bad sign.
3399 everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK.
3407 @item 17 : Cannot mount selected partition
3408 This error is returned if the partition requested exists, but the
3432 @item 22 : No such partition
3433 This error is returned if a partition is requested in the device part of
3440 @item 24 : Attempt to access block outside partition
3442 partition. This generally happens because of a corrupt filesystem on the
3467 install of set active partition command.
3473 This error may occur only when you access a ReiserFS partition by
3475 should mount the partition with the @samp{-o notail} option.
3488 the MBR, but the first partition starts right after the MBR or they are
3555 @item --install-partition=@var{par}
3690 separate partition or a removable disk. Here is an example in which
3691 you have a separate @dfn{boot} partition which is mounted on
3912 important: the geometries and the partition tables of your hard disk