Re: [SLE] GRUB boot disk

From: Glenn Holmer (gholmer_at_ameritech.net)
Date: 08/03/04

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    Steve Adams wrote:
    > 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?

    http://ameritech.net/users/gholmer/howdoi-GRUB-boot-floppy.html

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