linux fan wrote: > On 11/11/09, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: >>> # grub-install --grub-setup=/bin/true /dev/sda11 >> This should be /dev/sda, but I see you tried that too. > > Now I really _want_ to install grub on individual partitions so that I > can chainloader to different installations like grub-legacy has let me > do for years. > > grub-install /dev/sdb8 > grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of > the MBR. This is a BAD idea. > grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be > installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are > UNRELIABLE and its use is discouraged. > grub-setup: error: If you really want blocklists, use --force. > > USE THE FORCE, LUKE ... > > grub-setup --force /dev/sdb8 > grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of > the MBR. This is a BAD idea. > grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be > installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are > UNRELIABLE and its use is discouraged. > > It didn't ... > It it didn't put grub on /dev/sdb8 ... the grub-legacy is still there > "GNU Grub 0.97" > > Plus, grub-legacy used to let you "setup grub" from the grub command > line is you had booted from a floppy, or a cd, or some other way. > > I think that is a major function loss.
The problem with GRUB Legacy is that it didn't support 64-bit systems -- at least it have to be built from a 32-bit system. This is a major drawback in that virtually every new Intel/AMD system is 64-bit capable. You might want to discuss options about how to do what you want with the GRUB developers: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel but I believe they would like install/usage problems to first be discussed on IRC: irc.freenode.org#grub -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
