[SLE] GRUB boot disk

From: Steve Adams (sha_at_twcny.rr.com)
Date: 08/02/04

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Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:54:30 -0400

    When I follow the instructions in the GRUB manual for creating a GRUB
    boot disk:

    dd if=/boot/grub/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1

    dd if=/boot/grub/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1

    I get a geom error upon booting to the floppy.

    Any tips? 

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