Hello!
Using "dd" for installing GRUB is very error prone and dangerous. I always
use "cat".
The attached patch to docs/install.html replaces "dd" with "cat"
Instead of
dd if=stage1/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
dd if=stage2/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1
it is now recommended to use
cat stage1/stage1 stage2/stage2 > /dev/fd0
"dd" is left in faq.html, where it is used to install only stage2.
To ChangeLog:
1999-05-03 Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* docs/install.html: Recommend using "cat" for installation
Another issue is, that "@command", which is now used in docs/grub.texi,
works only with very last (non-released) texinfo. Please consider whether
it is worth the trouble. If it is, please consider using "@command"
uniformely.
Pavel Roskin
--- grub/docs/install.html.v0 Tue Mar 2 05:11:45 1999
+++ grub/docs/install.html Mon May 3 21:39:02 1999
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@
<H2>Contents</H2>
<UL>
-<LI><A HREF="#raw">Install using "rawrite" or "dd" to floppy disk</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#raw">Install using "rawrite" or "cat" to floppy disk</A>
<LI><A HREF="#automated">Automated Install using GRUB</A>
</UL>
<H3>Getting Started Quickly</H3>
If you just want to use GRUB, or simply try it out quickly, try the
-<A HREF="#raw">Install using "rawrite" or "dd" to floppy disk</A> in the
+<A HREF="#raw">Install using "rawrite" or "cat" to floppy disk</A> in the
following section to create a "raw" GRUB floppy.<P>
<HR>
-<H2><A NAME="raw">Install using "rawrite" or "dd" to floppy disk</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="raw">Install using "rawrite" or "cat" to floppy disk</A></H2>
This installation method can generally only access the command-line
part of the interface (since there is no filesystem in which to
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
versions and Linux just fine):<P>
<pre>
- dd if=stage1/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
- dd if=stage2/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1
+ cat stage1/stage1 stage2/stage2 > /dev/fd0
</pre>
Under <B>DOS/Windows/NT</B>, courtesy of Eric
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
install scripts for an OS.<P>
First, you make a "raw" GRUB floppy created via <A HREF="#raw">Install
-using "rawrite" or "dd" to floppy disk</A> above. Actually, any booting
+using "rawrite" or "cat" to floppy disk</A> above. Actually, any booting
copy of GRUB of the right version number will work fine, this is simply
a way to get the process started easily.<P>
