Re: GRUB Install

From: azeem ahmad (azeem81_at_msn.com)
Date: 05/07/05

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Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 19:10:23 +0500

    >From: Oliver Vecernik <ml@vecernik.at>
    >Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    >To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    >Subject: Re: GRUB Install
    >Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 07:38:05 +0200
    >
    >azeem ahmad schrieb:
    > > hi all,
    > > i have a new hard disk without any OS or Bootloader. i want to install
    >GRUB
    > > bootloader on this new harddisk. but i only want GRUB (bootloader) to be
    > > installed on this harddisk. i dont want an operating system with GRUB.
    > > how i can make it
    >
    >As the name bootloader implies it is meant to start some operating
    >system at boot time. What is the reason for this question?
    >
    >Anyway, you first need to partition your disk (fdisk), then create a
    >file system (mk2efs) and mount that newly created fs somewhere. Then you
    >can store GRUB. But you need an operating system somewhere...
    >
    >Oliver.
    >
    i m doing it for just studying purpose. i got your point but the question is
    how to store/install GRUB on this harddisk. is it like an rpm or i have to
    get some software and to compile it.
    Regards
    Azeem
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