[KLUG Members] GRUB question

[Mark Kowitz]

>
> > I'm trying to learn more about GRUB . . .  Starting with a
> startup diskette.
> > I dd'd Stage1 and Stage2 to the disk, which does boot to the
> GRUB> prompt.
>
> That's a good sign.
>
> > From there do I just enter the commands from grub.conf namely:
> root, kernel,
> > and initrd?
>
> Yup.
>
> > If so, it's not working.
>
> It should.
>
> > However, everything boots fine from the harddisk.  What am I missing?
>
> Typing something wrong?
>
I don't think so: I checked it over and tried it quite a few times.  It
starts loading but stops at an APM (auto power management?) command.
>
> Did you create the diskette with _all_ of the required files?
> Including the stage 1_5 files?  Can grub read your filesystem?
>
The documentation didn't say I needed the stage 1_5 files. . . just if I
needed chain-loading.  I think the filesystem is being read.  I get a return
after each commmand.
>
> Can't tell without more info.
>
>  - BS
>
I realize that.  It's on my machine at home--I'm using (what's left of) my
memory.  But thanks for your ideas.
>
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