On Sat, 2004-10-02 at 15:39 -0400, Haines Brown wrote: > > >Then came a econd problem with floppies. When I insert a vfat > > >unmounted floppy and do: > > > > > > # cd /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc > > > # dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 > << snip >>
> I tried fiddling with the map file in /boot without luck, and tried a > map command in the menu, also without luck. > > Haines Brown > **************** To make a grub boot floppy.. here is one I use without fail. Be super user Put blank formatted disk in floppy drive. umount /media/floppy .. make sure it is not mounted. mke2fs /dev/fd0 mount /media/floppy mkdir /media/floppy/boot mkdir /media/floppy/boot/grub cp /boot/grub/stage1 /media/floppy/boot/grub/ cp /boot/grub/stage2 /media/floppy/boot/grub/ grub grub> root (fd0) grub> setup (fd0) grub> quit cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /media/floppy/boot/grub/ umount /media/floppy .. make sure buffer is flushed. Reboot with floppy in drive and your menu will look the same as on HD. Enjoy -- Johan Sch Registered linux user #33034 May this be a good day for learning _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub