Installing simple GRUB loader on floppy?
I just installed RHEL WS 4.0 (testing different dists) and choosed not to install a boot loader in MBR of hda1 because i have a non standard MBR (pre-boot login) with an encrypted XP on that drive. I wanted to install the GRUB loader on a floppy instead, as i did with Xandros, Suse and Debian. But i never get the opportunity to make a GRUB loader floppy during installation and therefore my system is not bootable.
How can i make a boot loader floppy after installation is done when i cant access the installed RHEL WS system? Can the rescue console be of any help? |
Try http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/gnu/gru...r/grub_3.html:
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# mke2fs /dev/fd0 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4622 and http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/man...ot-floppy.html and http://www.openbg.net/sto/os/xml/grub.html for another method To access the redhat partition, just mount it to any working linux system. You may want to get a live cd. |
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I think i have been semi-successful so far, iŽve managed to make a boot floppy that boots into GRUB with no problem, using the method described here but from there it seems i bit more difficult. When i type the command "boot" at the GRUB prompt i get error "kernel must be loaded first". When trying to load the kernel with the command "kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.ELsmp root=/dev/hdb3 ro vga=ask" i get error message "wrong device" something. I have my RHEL installation on hdb3. I have been reading the manuals to the best of my knowledge but i seem to be stuck? Can anyone pinpoint what i am doing wrong?
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Have you given the root(1,2) command before loading the kernel and/or ramdisk?
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EDIT: "23 : Error while parsing number This error is returned if GRUB was expecting to read a number and encountered bad data." Does not make me any smarter:mad: |
Fixed it, had to reinstall and install the boot loader on the hdb drive where RHEL was installed, then create a GRUB boot floppy that took me right into the operating system.......thanks for help Stefan :)
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hda = hd0 hdb = hd1 ... hda1 = hd0,0 hda2 = hd0,1 ... |
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