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authorThomas Bushnell <thomas@gnu.org>1997-04-16 19:53:41 +0000
committerThomas Bushnell <thomas@gnu.org>1997-04-16 19:53:41 +0000
commit30f268f8a13209f720dc4879e1dde8e8319ebcb8 (patch)
tree1085d9f7c6b3971f69745d4f180775b0a8ebdc46 /release/INSTALL-binary
parent2e77e9a4d22a5e29af1b9d8d4d24ed7e35b94325 (diff)
Fri Apr 11 14:21:29 1997 Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG <thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
* SETUP: Comment out frobbing of BOOT_DEV; grub does that on it's own now. * INSTALL-GRUB-MBR: Delete file. * Makefile (dist-files): Omit INSTALL-GRUB-MBR. (install-dist): Likewise. * menu.lst (title): Replace install entries with new versions. * INSTALL-binary (STEP IV): Revised instructions to correspond to new reality, with Grub 0.4.
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@@ -126,17 +126,12 @@ and you may notice that pipes don't work.
In order to set up the translators for this to be a fully functional
Hurd system, say
- /bin/sh /SETUP disk
-
-where `disk' is the name of the disk to install the boot block on,
-without partition name, for example `sd0' or `hd0'. (If you give no
-arg, it will ask you for the device to install the boot block on in
-case you forgot. If you really don't want a boot block, just hit RET
-when it asks.)
+ /bin/sh /SETUP
This will set up some initial translators so that the system runs
-normally, and then offer to reboot the system. When it comes back up,
-boot it single-user again, so that you can do step V.
+normally, and then offer to reboot the system. When you get to the
+GRUB menu, do step V.
+
NOTE: Do NOT RUN BSD FSCK on a Hurd FFS!
@@ -157,10 +152,11 @@ NOTE: Do NOT RUN BSD FSCK on a Hurd FFS!
STEP V:
-Now boot from the floppy again. This time, select the "grub install"
-option. (If your disk isn't known as hd0 to grub, then you will need
-to edit the commands accordingly.) Reset your PC and take the floppy
-disk out of the drive. The hard disk should now boot successfully.
+Now boot from the floppy again. This time, select the option to
+install grub from the floppy. (If your disk isn't known as hd0 to
+grub, then you will need to edit the commands accordingly.) Reset
+your PC and take the floppy disk out of the drive. The hard disk
+should now boot successfully.
Select the single-user boot menu option, and proceed to STEP VI.