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diff --git a/chapter06/grub.xml b/chapter06/grub.xml index 1eadcb226..431715f8d 100644 --- a/chapter06/grub.xml +++ b/chapter06/grub.xml @@ -7,6 +7,47 @@ Estimated required disk space: &grub-compsize;</screen> &aa-grub-shortdesc; &aa-grub-dep; -&c6-grub-inst; + +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Installation of Grub</title> + +<para>This package is known to behave badly when you have changed its default +optimization flags (including the -march and -mcpu options). Therefore, if you +have defined any environment variables that override default optimizations, +such as CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, we recommend unsetting them when building +Grub.</para> + +<para>Grub needs a patch to fix a compilation problem with GCC-&gcc-version;</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&grub-patch;</userinput></screen> + +<para>Prepare Grub for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> + +<para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + +<para>And install it:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make install +mkdir /boot/grub +cp /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub</userinput></screen> + +<para>Replace <filename class="directory">i386-pc</filename> with whatever +directory is appropriate for your hardware.</para> + +<para>The <filename class="directory">i386-pc</filename> directory also +contains a number of <filename>*stage1_5</filename> files, different ones +for different filesystems. Have a look at the ones available and copy the +appropriate ones to the <filename class="directory">/boot/grub</filename> +directory. Most people will copy the <filename>e2fs_stage1_5</filename> +and/or <filename>reiserfs_stage1_5</filename> files.</para> + +</sect2> </sect1> + |