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diff --git a/chapter08/grub.xml b/chapter08/grub.xml index d962d4e6f..d9e7325f1 100644 --- a/chapter08/grub.xml +++ b/chapter08/grub.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <?dbhtml filename="grub.html"?> <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-grub"> -<primary sortas="a-Grub">Grub</primary> +<primary sortas="a-Grub">GRUB</primary> <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> <para>Your shiny new LFS system is almost complete. One of the last @@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ 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 +<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 +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 @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ dd if=/boot/grub/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput>grub</userinput></screen> -<para>Grub uses its own naming structure for drives and partitions in +<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 +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 @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ 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 +<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> +everywhere to make GRUB show the alternatives:</para> <screen><userinput>root (hd0,3)</userinput></screen> @@ -67,22 +67,22 @@ everywhere to make Grub show the alternatives:</para> 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 +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 +<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 +<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 > /boot/grub/menu.lst << "EOF" <literal># Begin /boot/grub/menu.lst @@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ 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: +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 +<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> |