linux fan wrote: > On 11/12/09, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The problem with GRUB Legacy is that it didn't support 64-bit systems -- >> at least it has 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. > > Ok, maybe I just keep this in my back pocket: > URL="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-0.97.tar.gz"; > patch -Np1 -i ../grub-0.97-disk_geometry-1.patch > patch -Np1 -i ../grub-0.97-256byte_inode-1.patch > ./configure --prefix=/opt/grub1 && > make && > make install > > and be so.. careful.. to be the 'grub-install' I want at the time.
I understand, but remember that you have a 32-bit system. I don't think that would build on a 64-bit system. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
