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

[gyuri kerek]

Hi Dave      Further to my last massage, I have worked
out why I was not getting anywhere-setting the s bit
in the permissions.So panic is over for the time
being.Thanks anyway.Regards gyuri --- gyuri kerek
<gyuriker at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > 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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