Incorrect usage of Grub commands

[Ram Chandar]

Hi,

Just wanted to let you know about incorrect usage of
Grub on a public forum.

>From http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/

> title Windows 98
>  map (hd0,0) (hd0,2)
>  map (hd0,2) (hd0,0)

These map lines does not do anything at all!

> The "map" lines under the Windows 98 section are essential for getting
your installation to
> work. These are the magical lines that trick Windows into believing that
it's installed on
> the first partition of the first disk.

No version of MS Windows have this requirment.

> If you don't map the Windows partition to (hd0,0), Windows will destroy
your partition table 
> and you won't be able to boot anything.

My GOD! Windows can only destory itself;-)

Ram Chandar.