/dev/ 資料夾內。因為 Debian Squeeze 版本使用源自 Linux 核心的硬碟命名架構，所有的硬碟 (IDE/PATA、SATA、SCSI、USB、IEEE 1394) 都以 /dev/sd* 表示。
/dev/sda1 是第一個磁碟的第一個分區，而 /dev/sdb3 是第二個磁碟的第三個分區。
/dev/sda5，然後是 /dev/sda6，餘此類推。
udev 以固定的名稱，新增 /dev/sd* 以外的符號連結，就能夠輕易的辨識硬式磁碟機。這種符號連結儲存在 /dev/disk/by-id 之內。例如，在兩個實體磁碟的機器，可以找到如下的訊息：
mirexpress:/dev/disk/by-id#ls -ltotal 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 08:58 ata-STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 ata-STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 ata-STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP-part2 -> ../../sda2 [...] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 08:58 ata-WDC_WD5001AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCAT00241697 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 ata-WDC_WD5001AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCAT00241697-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 ata-WDC_WD5001AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCAT00241697-part2 -> ../../sdb2 [...] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_STM3500418AS_9VM3L3KP-part2 -> ../../sda2 [...] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5001AALS-_WD-WCAT00241697 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5001AALS-_WD-WCAT00241697-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5001AALS-_WD-WCAT00241697-part2 -> ../../sdb2 [...] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 16:48 usb-LaCie_iamaKey_3ed00e26ccc11a-0:0 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 16:48 usb-LaCie_iamaKey_3ed00e26ccc11a-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdc1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 16:48 usb-LaCie_iamaKey_3ed00e26ccc11a-0:0-part2 -> ../../sdc2 [...] lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 23 jul. 08:58 wwn-0x5000c50015c4842f -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 23 jul. 08:58 wwn-0x5000c50015c4842f-part1 -> ../../sda1 [...] mirexpress:/dev/disk/by-id#
lilo。忘記的話，移除或更新核心後，新的核心就不會在磁碟的原來位置，以致系統無法啟動。
/etc/lilo.conf；一個簡單的檔案供標準組態之用，如下例。
範例 8.4. LILO 組態檔案
# The disk on which LILO should be installed. # By indicating the disk and not a partition. # you order LILO to be installed on the MBR. boot=/dev/sda # the partition that contains Debian root=/dev/sda2 # the item to be loaded by default default=Linux # the most recent kernel image image=/vmlinuz label=Linux initrd=/initrd.img read-only # Old kernel (if the newly installed kernel doesn't boot) image=/vmlinuz.old label=LinuxOLD initrd=/initrd.img.old read-only optional # only for Linux/Windows dual boot other=/dev/sda1 label=Windows
grub-install /dev/sda 命令就能夠把它安裝在第一個磁碟的 MBR。
/boot/grub/grub.cfg, but this file (in Debian) is generated from others. Be careful not to modify it by hand, since such local modifications will be lost the next time update-grub is run (which may occur upon update of various packages). The most common modifications of the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file (to add command line parameters to the kernel or change the duration that the menu is displayed, for example) are made through the variables in /etc/default/grub. To add entries to the menu, you can either create a /boot/grub/custom.cfg file or modify the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file. For more complex configurations, you can modify other files in /etc/grub.d, or add to them; these scripts should return configuration snippets, possibly by making use of external programs. These scripts are the ones that will update the list of kernels to boot: 10_linux takes into consideration the installed Linux kernels; 20_linux_xen takes into account Xen virtual systems, and 30_os-prober lists other operating systems (Windows, OS X, Hurd).
ybin 程式安裝 yaboot 及其組態檔。修改 /etc/yaboot.conf 檔案後 (在啟動程式分區複製，且 yaboot 知道如何到磁碟找尋核心的位置)，需再次執行此命令。
範例 8.5. Yaboot 組態檔案
# bootstrap partition
boot=/dev/sda2
# the disk
device=hd:
# the Linux partition
partition=3
root=/dev/sda3
# boot after 3 seconds of inactivity
# (timeout is in tenths of seconds)
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
# last kernel installed
image=/vmlinux
label=linux
initrd=/initrd.img
read-only
# old kernel
image=/vmlinux.old
label=old
initrd=/initrd.img.old
read-only
# only for Linux/Mac OSX dual-boot
macosx=/dev/sda5
# bsd=/dev/sdaX and macos=/dev/sdaX
# are also possible