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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-12-18 13:44:24 +0000
committerManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-12-18 13:44:24 +0000
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="ch-bootable-grub">
-<title>Making the LFS System Bootable</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="grub.html"?>
-
-<indexterm zone="ch-bootable-grub">
-<primary sortas="a-Grub">GRUB</primary>
-<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
-
-<para>Your shiny new LFS system is almost complete. One of the last
-things to do is to ensure that the system can be properly booted. The
-instructions below apply only to computers of IA-32 architecture,
-meaning mainstream PCs. Information on <quote>boot loading</quote> for
-other architectures should be available in the usual resource-specific
-locations for those architectures.</para>
-
-<para>Boot loading can be a complex area, so a few cautionary
-words are in order. Be familiar with the current boot loader and any other
-operating systems present on the hard drive(s) that need to be
-bootable. Make sure that an emergency boot disk is ready to
-<quote>rescue</quote> the computer if the computer becomes
-unusable (un-bootable).</para>
-
-<para>Earlier, we compiled and installed the GRUB boot loader software
-in preparation for this step. The procedure involves writing some
-special GRUB files to specific locations on the hard drive. We highly
-recommend creating a GRUB boot floppy diskette as a backup. Insert a
-blank floppy diskette and run the following commands:</para>
+ <?dbhtml filename="grub.html"?>
+
+ <title>Making the LFS System Bootable</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-grub">
+ <primary sortas="a-Grub">GRUB</primary>
+ <secondary>configuring</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>Your shiny new LFS system is almost complete. One of the last
+ things to do is to ensure that the system can be properly booted. The
+ instructions below apply only to computers of IA-32 architecture,
+ meaning mainstream PCs. Information on <quote>boot loading</quote> for
+ other architectures should be available in the usual resource-specific
+ locations for those architectures.</para>
+
+ <para>Boot loading can be a complex area, so a few cautionary
+ words are in order. Be familiar with the current boot loader and any other
+ operating systems present on the hard drive(s) that need to be
+ bootable. Make sure that an emergency boot disk is ready to
+ <quote>rescue</quote> the computer if the computer becomes
+ unusable (un-bootable).</para>
+
+ <para>Earlier, we compiled and installed the GRUB boot loader software
+ in preparation for this step. The procedure involves writing some
+ special GRUB files to specific locations on the hard drive. We highly
+ recommend creating a GRUB boot floppy diskette as a backup. Insert a
+ blank floppy diskette and run the following commands:</para>
<screen><userinput>dd if=/boot/grub/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
dd if=/boot/grub/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1</userinput></screen>
-<para>Remove the diskette and store it somewhere safe. Now, run the
-<command>grub</command> shell:</para>
+ <para>Remove the diskette and store it somewhere safe. Now, run the
+ <command>grub</command> shell:</para>
<screen><userinput>grub</userinput></screen>
-<para>GRUB uses its own naming structure for drives and partitions in
-the form of <emphasis>(hdn,m)</emphasis>, where <emphasis>n</emphasis>
-is the hard drive number and <emphasis>m</emphasis> is the partition
-number, both starting from zero. For example, partition <filename
-class="partition">hda1</filename> is <emphasis>(hd0,0)</emphasis> to
-GRUB and <filename class="partition">hdb3</filename> is
-<emphasis>(hd1,2)</emphasis>. In contrast to Linux, GRUB does not
-consider CD-ROM drives to be hard drives. For example, if using a CD
-on <filename class="partition">hdb</filename> and a second hard drive
-on <filename class="partition">hdc</filename>, that second hard drive
-would still be <emphasis>(hd1)</emphasis>.</para>
-
-<para>Using the above information, determine the appropriate
-designator for the root partition (or boot partition, if a separate
-one is used). For the following example, it is assumed that the root
-(or separate boot) partition is <filename
-class="partition">hda4</filename>.</para>
-
-<para>Tell GRUB where to search for its
-<filename>stage{1,2}</filename> files. The Tab key can be used
-everywhere to make GRUB show the alternatives:</para>
+ <para>GRUB uses its own naming structure for drives and partitions in
+ the form of <emphasis>(hdn,m)</emphasis>, where <emphasis>n</emphasis>
+ is the hard drive number and <emphasis>m</emphasis> is the partition
+ number, both starting from zero. For example, partition <filename
+ class="partition">hda1</filename> is <emphasis>(hd0,0)</emphasis> to
+ GRUB and <filename class="partition">hdb3</filename> is
+ <emphasis>(hd1,2)</emphasis>. In contrast to Linux, GRUB does not
+ consider CD-ROM drives to be hard drives. For example, if using a CD
+ on <filename class="partition">hdb</filename> and a second hard drive
+ on <filename class="partition">hdc</filename>, that second hard drive
+ would still be <emphasis>(hd1)</emphasis>.</para>
+
+ <para>Using the above information, determine the appropriate
+ designator for the root partition (or boot partition, if a separate
+ one is used). For the following example, it is assumed that the root
+ (or separate boot) partition is <filename
+ class="partition">hda4</filename>.</para>
+
+ <para>Tell GRUB where to search for its
+ <filename>stage{1,2}</filename> files. The Tab key can be used
+ everywhere to make GRUB show the alternatives:</para>
<screen><userinput>root (hd0,3)</userinput></screen>
-<warning><para>The following command will overwrite the current boot
-loader. Do not run the command if this is not desired, for example, if
-using a third party boot manager to manage the Master Boot Record
-(MBR). In this scenario, it would make more sense to install
-GRUB into the <quote>boot sector</quote> of the LFS partition. In this
-case, this next command would become <userinput>setup
-(hd0,3)</userinput>.</para></warning>
+ <warning>
+ <para>The following command will overwrite the current boot loader. Do not
+ run the command if this is not desired, for example, if using a third party
+ boot manager to manage the Master Boot Record (MBR). In this scenario, it
+ would make more sense to install GRUB into the <quote>boot sector</quote>
+ of the LFS partition. In this case, this next command would become
+ <userinput>setup (hd0,3)</userinput>.</para>
+ </warning>
-<para>Tell GRUB to install itself into the MBR of
-<filename class="partition">hda</filename>:</para>
+ <para>Tell GRUB to install itself into the MBR of
+ <filename class="partition">hda</filename>:</para>
<screen><userinput>setup (hd0)</userinput></screen>
-<para>If all went well, GRUB will have reported finding its files in
-<filename class="directory">/boot/grub</filename>. That's all there is
-to it. Quit the <command>grub</command> shell:</para>
+ <para>If all went well, GRUB will have reported finding its files in
+ <filename class="directory">/boot/grub</filename>. That's all there is
+ to it. Quit the <command>grub</command> shell:</para>
<screen><userinput>quit</userinput></screen>
-<para>Create a <quote>menu list</quote> file defining GRUB's boot menu:</para>
+ <para>Create a <quote>menu list</quote> file defining GRUB's boot menu:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /boot/grub/menu.lst &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># Begin /boot/grub/menu.lst
@@ -102,8 +107,8 @@ root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/lfskernel-&linux-version; root=/dev/hda4</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>Add an entry for the host distribution if desired. It might look
-like this:</para>
+ <para>Add an entry for the host distribution if desired. It might look
+ like this:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /boot/grub/menu.lst &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>title Red Hat
@@ -112,8 +117,8 @@ kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.5 root=/dev/hda3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>If dual-booting Windows, the following entry will allow
-booting it:</para>
+ <para>If dual-booting Windows, the following entry will allow
+ booting it:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /boot/grub/menu.lst &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>title Windows
@@ -121,16 +126,15 @@ rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>If <command>info grub</command> does not provide all necessary material, additional
-information regarding GRUB is located on its website at:
-<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/"/>.</para>
+ <para>If <command>info grub</command> does not provide all necessary material,
+ additional information regarding GRUB is located on its website at:
+ <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/"/>.</para>
-<para>The FHS stipulates that GRUB's <filename>menu.lst</filename> file should be symlinked to
-<filename class="symlink">/etc/grub/menu.lst</filename>. To satisfy this requirement, issue the
-following command:</para>
+ <para>The FHS stipulates that GRUB's <filename>menu.lst</filename> file should
+ be symlinked to <filename class="symlink">/etc/grub/menu.lst</filename>. To
+ satisfy this requirement, issue the following command:</para>
<screen><userinput>mkdir -v /etc/grub &amp;&amp;
ln -sv /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/grub</userinput></screen>
</sect1>
-