How to figure out how a partition is called by linux

[maciekwpl]

Hello. Firstly, you may like to look at m previous thread:

http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=6575

I figured it wouldn't be hard to change


Mac OS X title root (hd1, 0) makeactive chainloader +1



Mac OS X title root (hd0, x) makeactive chainloader +1


For it to work with single HDD. The thing is, what would "x" be? How can i find out how did linux name a partition?

[Deciare]

Partitions are numbered in the order they appear on the disk, so if OS X is on the second partition of the first disk, then it'd probably be (hd0, 1). Unless you put it somewhere else on the disk.

How are you planning to lay this out?

[maciekwpl]

Well, I'm not sure yet. I first need to know if Mac OS X overwrites MBR, because I'm not sure if it does yet. But i think it doesn't, so i'll install Windows XP, then Linux, then Mac OS X, and i would have GRUB on MBR. Then, I would just add option to boot OS X in GRUB configuration file. I am just wondering:

So if I run Windows XP installer, and I make, let's say, NTFS partition, then after installation of XP on this partition run Ubuntu LiveCD and make ext3 partition for system and swap partition and install Ubutnu, ntfs partiion would be (hd0,0), and how can i figure out if ext3 partition is (hd0,1) or (hd0,2) ? I mean, in GParted, i choose to make ext3 and swap partition, then after clicking "Next" it does it for me. How can i know if it first made ext3 or swap partition?