Re: Possible to install grub rom menu.lst ?

[J.Bakshi]

adrian15 wrote:
> J.Bakshi escribió:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> What may be the configuration of menu.lst which can install grub in the
>> floppy ?
>>
>
> Previous to the menu.lst you need to:
>
> Format to vfat or ext2 the floppy.
>
> Create there a /boot folder.
> Create there a /boot/grub folder.
>
> Copy stage1, stage2 and ( ext2fs_stage1_5 or fat_stage1_5 ) files to
> /boot/grub.
>
> (OPTIONALLY) Create a menu.lst in /boot/grub/menu.lst (in the floppy)
>
>
> The menu configuration is:
>
> title Install GRUB to a floppy
> root (fd0)
> setup (fd0)
> pause GRUB has been installed to the floppy
>
> adrian15

Andrian, Yesterday I checked just

root (fd0)
setup (fd0)

with in grub shell and found that GRUB install stage1 in the floppy
which in turn call the stage2 from the hard disk.
So this is a way to place stage1 in floppy and this floppy is a computer
specific as stage2 is in the hard disk.


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