Re: agnula - grub
- From: Robert Hull <Robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:22:19 +0000
In comp.os.linux.misc, on Tue 17 January 2006 03:30,
cakusmierz@xxxxxxxxxxxx <cakusmierz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a system with agnula/demudi installed with a partition reserved
> for a win 9x installation.
>
> I'm trying to create a Grub diskette so I can install a win 9x OS but
> still have the ability to boot back into linux.
You *could* do it this way, but I imagine that your distribution CD's
have a "rescue" option and this would be IMNSHO much easier to use.
> From what I
> understand, if I install a win9x OS on the available pri dos partition
> the MBR will be hijacked by m$ and I won't be able to boot back into
> linux.
You won't be able to boot *from the MBR* into Linux until you correct
the MBR, but your Linux system will still be there and you will be able
to access it using either the boot-floppy of which you wrote or the
"rescue" option from your CDs
>
> I have been able to create a grub boot disk but I can't mount the
> floppy to create a menu.lst file.
That's because you don't want to put menu.lst on the boot floppy. It is
not currently in the MBR but in the /boot/grub directory on the
appropriate partition. You just want to leave it there. The boot floppy
will load stage 1 and will then look into your /boot/grub directory on
the hard drive for stage 2 (menu.lst)
> I get an error that the file system type cannot be determined.
>
Yes, that's right - you effectively have the equivalent to the start of
your MBR on the floppy, and that dioes not have a normal filesystem
> If I try to create a file system it seems
> to make the floppy unbootable.
Again that is correct, it all stems from your confusion about what is
needed on the boot floppy.
> If I make the floppy bootable I can't create the file system.
You don't need a file system for the reasons given above
>
> What I would like to accomplish is to create a grub disc which will
> allow me to boot into the linux partitions, but by default the system
> would just boot into win9x.
Whilst I don't agree with your aims, they *are* achievable much more
easily than you think.
1 Make the boot floppy
2 Check that it works
3 Create a partition to contain Windows (don't rely on Windows to
respect your data when installing - it won't unless you give it
a dedicated partition).
4 Allow Windows to hijack the MBR and to pretend that it is the
only system on your PC
5 Use the floppy to boot into an Operating System or leave the
floppy out if you want to use the erzatz O/S
>
> Eventually I'd like to put the grub on the MBR of the hard drive.
I suggest that you do it sooner rather than later
>
> Any help?
>
HTH
HANDY
--
Robert
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