GRUB in the MBR

[Otto Haliburton]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Igal Baldran
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:58 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: RE: GRUB in the MBR
> 
> 
> Hello,
> What are the minimum files I need to put in a first partition on the disk
> so GRUB will work with out full Linux installed on the Disk.
> I need to boot two Win2003 OS with GRUB but I do not want full Linux
> installation on the disk.
> I thought about creating three partitions:
>    first will host the minimum files of GRUB to make it working.
>    To the second I will ghost a windows OS
>    To the third I will ghost a second windows OS
> Please advice.
> Thank you.
> 
>
Windows 2000 has it's own multi-boot boot loader.  Use that and forget GRUB.
If you don't want linux then why use GRUB.  Use another boot loader.  There
are many available and it just so happens that Win2000 has one.
 
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> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> > bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Igal Baldran
> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:34 AM
> > To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: GRUB in the MBR
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am trying to install GRUB in to the MBR.
> > I did it by in
> > Do any one know if I can include Stage2 and other config files in the
> MBR
> > it self?
> > Please advice.
> >
> > Regards
> > Igal
> >
> >
> No you cannot install stage2 into the MBR it is too big.  Only stage1 and
> stag1.5 can be written to the MBR.  Stage1.5 is written to the area
> immediately after the MBR if it is available stage1.5 is not always
> present.
> These modules sole purpose is to load stage2 so they are very small.
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