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<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of GRUB</title>
+ <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.</para>
+
<caution>
<para>This package will only build for x86 and x86_64 architectures
containing 32-bit libs. If you chose to build on x86_64 without 32-bit
- libriaries (no multilib), then you must use LILO instead.</para>
+ libraries (no multilib), then you must use LILO instead. Information on
+ <quote>boot loading</quote> for other architectures should be available in
+ the usual resource-specific locations for those architectures.</para>
</caution>
<para>This package is known to have issues when its default
@@ -98,12 +103,6 @@ cp -v /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub</userinput></screen>
<sect2 role="configuration">
<title>Configuring GRUB</title>
- <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
@@ -112,11 +111,10 @@ cp -v /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub</userinput></screen>
<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>
+ <para>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>