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diff --git a/grub2.mdwn b/grub2.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c6ade7ad --- /dev/null +++ b/grub2.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# [GRUB2](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-2.en.html) + +This section complements the [[InstallNotes]] with complete information regarding the GRUB2 boot loader. The syntax is different from [[Legacy Grub aka grub1|Grub]]. + +* update-grub is **Debian specific** and very nice. It will automatically create a /boot/grub/grub.cfg file for the kernels in /boot/ and for OSes that it finds on various partitions, including GNU/Hurd! +* Make sure that grub2's version is at least 20091130 and GNU Mach's version is at least 20091020. +* sample file + +menuentry "GNU/Linux" { + insmod ext2 + set root=(hd0,12) + linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32 root=/dev/hda12 ro + initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32 +} + +menuentry "GNU" { + insmod ext2 + set root=(hd0,16) + multiboot /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s16 + module /hurd/ext2fs.static ext2fs --readonly \ + --multiboot-command-line='${kernel-command-line}' \ + --host-priv-port='${host-port}' \ + --device-master-port='${device-port}' \ + --exec-server-task='${exec-task}' -T typed '${root}' \ + '$(task-create)' '$(task-resume)' + module /lib/ld.so.1 exec /hurd/exec '$(exec-task=task-create)' +} |