03-26-2008
How to install Linux on an external 320 gigabyte hard drive
Hi all,
I would to know if I can install Linux on an external 320 gigabyte hard drive..I have Windows XP on my internal hard drive which is 80 GB , but this installation on 320 external HDD is for testing purpose
If it is possible to install Linux on the external drive, will it cause any problems to the internal drive( windows xp and my data)?..
Note:The external drive will be for the Linux system only.
Also can anyone outline the steps from a beginner presepective as i am new to BIOS and other hardware related stuffs?
any help on this will be appreciated
Thanks,
sandeep
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NAME
grub - the grub shell
SYNOPSIS
grub [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Enter the GRand Unified Bootloader command shell.
--batch
turn on batch mode for non-interactive use
--boot-drive=DRIVE
specify stage2 boot_drive [default=0x0]
--config-file=FILE
specify stage2 config_file [default=/boot/grub/menu.lst]
--device-map=FILE
use the device map file FILE
--help display this message and exit
--hold wait until a debugger will attach
--install-partition=PAR
specify stage2 install_partition [default=0x20000]
--no-config-file
do not use the config file
--no-curses
do not use curses
--no-floppy
do not probe any floppy drive
--no-pager
do not use internal pager
--preset-menu
use the preset menu
--probe-second-floppy
probe the second floppy drive
--read-only
do not write anything to devices
--verbose
print verbose messages
--version
print version information and exit
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
update-grub(8), grub-install(8).
The full documentation for grub is maintained as a Texinfo manual in the grub-legacy-doc package. If the info and grub programs are prop-
erly installed at your site, the command
info grub
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub (GNU GRUB 0.97) January 2013 GRUB(8)