GNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #742, single disk installation
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bug #742: single disk installation
Submitter: | Invalid User ID <#8374> | ||
Submitted: | Mon 24 Jun 2002 01:26:00 PM UTC | ||
Category: | Installation | Severity: | Major |
Priority: | 5 - Normal | Item Group: | Feature Request |
Status: | None | Privacy: | Public |
Assigned to: | None | Originator Name: | |
Open/Closed: | Closed | Release: | None |
Release: | 0.92 | Reproducibility: | None |
Planned Release: | None |
Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:31:54 AM UTC, comment #4: |
Robert Millan <robertmh> |
Wed 11 Sep 2002 04:14:27 PM UTC, comment #3: Squeezing all this into a single floppy is entirely possible, using either freedos or Linux as the OS booted from the floppy.. One of the installation methods we use involves booting from a GRUB from a floppy, have GRUB load freedos from the floppy, format the DOS drive, copy the needed GRUB files to the DOS drive, then reboot into GRUB to finish the GRUB installation. |
Henrik Nordstrom <hno> |
Tue 25 Jun 2002 07:25:11 AM UTC, comment #2: Hmm, I just realized that DOS (and Windows probably too) doesn't allow two primary DOS partitions. That means that one will run into trouble when installing Grub into a boot partition with a FAT filesystem on it, if it is a primary partition (DOS fdisk won't allow that). Extended partitions should be fine. Since Extended partitions are hosted by a primary one, this puts some limitations on the layout. |
Invalid User ID <#8374> |
Mon 24 Jun 2002 10:16:03 PM UTC, comment #1: I have a couple ideas that float in my head about GRUB, FreeDOS, and Windows:
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Invalid User ID <#5427> |
Mon 24 Jun 2002 01:26:00 PM UTC, original submission:
Since grub can boot mutiple OS's it would be most convenient to install it in a FAT boot partition, since almost all OS's can access a FAT filesystem (making it easier to edit the menu.lst file)
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Invalid User ID <#8374> |
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Corresponding source code
Filesystem write support has been proposed a number of times and rejected. Check the grub-devel archives for details.