[Bug #742] single disk installation

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=================== BUG #742: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=742&group_id=68

Submitted by: jdalcolmo                 Project: grub                           
Submitted on: 2002-Jun-24 13:26
Category:  Installation                 Severity:  Major                        
Priority:  None                         Bug Group:  Feature Request             
Resolution:  None                       Assigned to:  None                      
Status:  Open                           Release:  0.92                          
Reproducibility:  None                  Planned Release:                        

Summary:  single disk installation

Original Submission:  Since grub can boot mutiple OS's it would be most 
convenient to  install it in a FAT boot partition, since almost all OS's can 
access a FAT filesystem (making it easier to edit the menu.lst file)

This is already possible, but it would be even more convenient to do this with 
a single floppy disk. Grub can already change partitions, what is missing is:

the ability to format a partition as a FAT partition,
the ability to copy the grub files to that partition and
the ability to create and edit the menu.lst file.

A two disk solution would be fairly simple: using a FreeDOS disk and its fdisk, 
format, copy and TE (editor) tools, but it may be possible to squeeze this all 
onto a single disk (currently out of my capabilities).

- Josef






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