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This sets the option that will be run by default (starts at 0 and goes up). Look at the options and see which one will be run - it seems to want to put 2.4 kernels ahead of 2.6 kernels! | This sets the option that will be run by default (starts at 0 and goes up). Look at the options and see which one will be run - it seems to want to put 2.4 kernels ahead of 2.6 kernels! | ||
Then you run grub | |||
This puts you in the grub menu. | |||
In the grub menu do: | |||
grub> root (hd0,0) | |||
grub> setup (hd0) | |||
Then reboot and see how it went! | |||
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Revision as of 09:59, 8 July 2008
To install grub do
>> apt-get install grub
Then to activate grub on the MBR do
>> grub-install /dev/hdXX #(device where to put the bootloader - generally the / partition if you run mount)
To create the /boot/grub/menu.lst you do
>> update-grub
around the top is the line
default 0
This sets the option that will be run by default (starts at 0 and goes up). Look at the options and see which one will be run - it seems to want to put 2.4 kernels ahead of 2.6 kernels!
Then you run grub
This puts you in the grub menu.
In the grub menu do:
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
Then reboot and see how it went!
To put grub on a new HD, first create a grub boot floppy with
grub-floppy
then reboot into the grub floppy.
In the grub menu do:
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
and then reboot!