[pocket-linux] Beta testers wanted for GRUB boot disk instructions

[gyuri kerek]

Hi Dave  Have tried your instructions on the grub
disk.Used both sets of instructions.Used the kernel
from the lilo disk with a menu.lst.Worked first time
and all the help files too.Tried the root disk too:but
it would only load the root disk read-only.This is a
phase6 root disk which works with the lilo boot disk.	
					 		 However in working with the phase6 root disk
I hit a problem .The permissions intended for the
floppy has affected my host system(suse8.2-i586).The
result is that I am unable to log into root
applications from my desktop.The cdrom and floppy
drive is also affected.So far have been unable to
solve this.Have checked permissions for /bin/su ,but
that is alright.Would appreciate some help with
this.Regards Gyuri--- David Horton
<dhorton at speakeasy.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone,
> 
> I am working on rewriting the Pocket Linux Guide to
> use GRUB instead of 
> LILO.  One nice thing about using GRUB is that it's
> relatively easy to 
> build from source and I have written up some
> instructions to do just 
> that.  I would appreciate some help verifying the
> instructions.  If you 
> have a few free minutes please try out the procedure
> below and let me 
> know how it goes.
> 
> (Note: I left out the part about building and
> installing a kernel to 
> save on time, but if you want to copy an existing
> kernel from the LILO 
> boot disk it should work.  You will have to load the
> kernel manually or 
> create a menu.lst file.  See Rick Stocker's
> instructions for help.)
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> Download the grub-0.94 source from
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub
> 
> 
> Prepare a boot floppy
> 
> bash# mke2fs -m0 /dev/fd0
> bash# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
> 
> 
> Build GRUB
> 
> bash# cd /usr/src/grub-0.94
> bash# export CC="gcc -mcpu=i386"
> bash# ./configure --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu
> --without-curses
> bash# make
> 
> 
> Copy the GRUB bootloader files to the floppy
> 
> bash# mkdir -p /mnt/boot/grub
> bash# cp stage1/stage1 /mnt/boot/grub
> bash# cp stage2/stage2 /mnt/boot/grub
> bash# cp stage2/e2fs_stage1_5 /mnt/boot/grub
> 
> 
> Run the GRUB shell
> 
> bash# umount /dev/fd0
> bash# grub/grub
> 
> 
> Install GRUB onto the boot floppy
> 
> grub> root (fd0)
> grub> setup (fd0)
> grub> quit
> 
> 
> Boot from the GRUB floppy and explore the GRUB shell
> 
> grub> help
> grub> help kernel
> grub> help boot
> grub> help halt
> grub> help reboot
> 
> 
> Remove the boot floppy and reboot the PC
> 
> grub> reboot
> 
> 
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