Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package

From	"Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package
Date	2024-09-12 01:30 +0200
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On Tuesday 10 September 2024 08:39:59 pm Andy Smith wrote:
> This does leave me wondering however, if the boot code in the mBR of
> sdb is now set to believe that this is "the second drive", I suppose
> (hd1) in grub terms? With the implication that should sda fail or be
> removed, this machine may still not boot because its boot code looks
> for something on a drive that no longer exists (sdb now being (hd0))?
> 

Simple enough to test by unplugging a cable...

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Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-09-09 22:10 +0200
  Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-09-09 22:30 +0200
  Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-09-10 16:00 +0200
    Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-09-10 18:50 +0200
      Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-09-11 00:50 +0200
        Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-09-11 02:50 +0200
          Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-09-12 01:30 +0200
            Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-09-12 01:50 +0200
          Re: Matching grub data in the MBR with the installed grub-pc package "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2024-09-12 01:30 +0200

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