RE: x86 install and partitioning.

"Gwendolyn van der Linden" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.newbies
Message-ID <OLEMJKKJBJMMNIPIEKLLOELJCCAA.Gwendolyn.van.der.Linden@technolution.nl>
Tim,

The doc does mention it, see code listing 14:

# mkdir /mnt/gentoo
# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

Thus, in this example you install the main part onto the 3rd partion of the
first IDE disk (/dev/hda3), and the boot stuff (GRUB and kernel image) onto
/dev/hda1.  Put in your partitions of choice (e.g. /dev/hdb3 and /dev/hdb1).
However, do read up on dual / multi boot (Google and find the HOWTOs) so you
know how to set up GRUB or whatever boot loader you wish to use.

I assume there is still something installed on your first IDE disk...

Gwendolyn.

-----Original Message-----
I have just installed a second hard disk in my PC and partitioned it using
the
provided tools and provided space for a linux install. Looking through the
install doc for x86 there is no mention of selecting which physical
disk/partition to install into, does anybody have any pointers?
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