Re: Installing grub on floppy

[Ian Timshel <itschaotic yahoo ca>]

On June 29, 2003 04:45 pm, you wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to install GRUB on a floppy.
> The command on a multiboot howto give this--
> grub-install '(fd0)'   GRUB not very happy with this
>
> On the GRUB man this is the command
>    grub --install-partition=PAR
> I can not find the correct sequence of the option?
> Somewhere the floppy should be in the option????
> How do -partition be considered?
> =PAR ????
> I do this from /boot/grub
> Please kindly if possible the correct way to do the option for floppy
>
> I do it from the HD what I was supposed to do from floppy - it works -
> every time have to remove drive 1 to do on drive 2 -put back drive 1 etc-
> quite a nuisance -but I would like the floppy way for testing.
> Thanks
> Johan

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Johan.
You might find this link of some use.
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/l-dw-linuxgrub-i.html
You have to register but it's clear, simple and effective or at least it 
has been for me.  I believe it covers your requirements.

Also check the "info grub-install" and 
http://www.mcc.ac.uk/grub/grub_toc.html#SEC_Contents
 
Cheers!  Ian.