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This is GRUB 2, the second version of the GRand Unified Bootloader.
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GRUB 2 is rewritten from scratch to make GNU GRUB cleaner, safer, more
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robust, more powerful, and more portable.
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2002-12-27 08:53:07 +00:00
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2004-03-07 11:21:05 +00:00
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Because GRUB 2 was formerly developed under the project PUPA, there
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remain still many places where PUPA is used instead of GRUB 2. So
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suppose that PUPA is a synonym of GRUB 2 for now.
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See the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB 2.
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2002-12-27 08:53:07 +00:00
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See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install the
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GRUB 2 data and program files.
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2002-12-27 08:53:07 +00:00
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2004-03-07 11:21:05 +00:00
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Please visit the official web page of GRUB 2, for more information.
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The URL is <http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub.html>.
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2002-12-27 08:53:07 +00:00
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2004-03-07 11:21:05 +00:00
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Because GRUB 2 is still in developmental stage, GRUB 2 is not for general
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use (yet). For now, you can install GRUB 2 into a floppy by these
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instructions:
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$ configure && make
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$ ./grub-mkimage -v -d . -o core.img _chain ext2
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$ dd if=boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
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$ dd if=core.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1
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It would be easier to use Bochs <http://bochs.sf.net/> than a real
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machine.
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