GRUB and HDD mess

kreon28 · Apprentice Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 165

Hi,

I've got problem with installing grub from Gentoo installation.

My disk is

/dev/sda 1 ntfs
/dev/sda 2 ntfs
/dev/sda 3 ext2
/dev/sda 5 swap
/dev/sda 6 ext3

I've installed kubuntu on sda6 with /boot mountpoint on sda3.
Grub is working even when gparted changed boot-partition to sda1.
Now I want to clear/(uninstall kubuntu) sda3 and sda6 partitions and then install gentoo with grub again.
But how to do it? Where should I put my grub or maybe use kubuntu one?

jongeek · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

Not sure I understand the question.

If you just do a fresh gentoo install, following the handbook, you can reformat /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda6 as ext3, and install gentoo on those partitions. As part of the gentoo install, you will re-install grub. The normal place to put the boot sector is in the MBR. Is that where you have it now ?

If you're simply concerned about preserving your grub config, simply copy the grub.conf file somewhere safe, and copy it back during the install (after you've reformatted the gentoo partitions).

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

Are you just wanting to keep your data that you have (like everything in your /home/$USER) but just have Gentoo? It might be the easiest to just back up that data and install Gentoo fresh. If I have misunderstood your concerns, please let me know.
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hielvc · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:55 am Post subject:

I dont know what your trying to do but yes you can use your existing grub.
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cyrillic · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: GRUB and HDD mess