update docs.

This commit is contained in:
okuji 2000-10-22 04:02:05 +00:00
parent ce0052dca8
commit 81ec37db03
5 changed files with 37 additions and 4 deletions

View file

@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ script /sbin/grub-install, the utility /bin/mbchk, the new engine for
builtin commands, disk swapping support, keyboard configuration support,
network support, online help support, command-line history support,
hidden menu support, the new Linux loader, serial terminal support,
single-line editing support, and several new commands.
single-line editing support, the utility /sbin/grub-md5-crypt, the new
GRUB manual, and several new commands.
Peter Astrand added support for a color menu.

View file

@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
2000-10-22 OKUJI Yoshinori <okuji@gnu.org>
* docs/tutorial.texi: Miscellaneous updates.
* docs/user-ref.texi: Likewise.
* docs/appendices.texi: Likewise.
2000-10-22 OKUJI Yoshinori <okuji@gnu.org>
* util/grub-install.in (usage): Removed unnecessary commas.

View file

@ -183,6 +183,27 @@ grub> install /grub/stage1 d (hd0) /grub/stage2 p /grub/menu.lst
@end example
@end enumerate
@item How to uninstall GRUB from my hard disk drive?
There is no concept @dfn{uninstall} in boot loaders, because if you
@dfn{uninstall} a boot loader, an unbootable machine would simply
remain. So all you need to do is overwrite another boot loader you like
to your disk, that is, install the boot loader without uninstalling
GRUB.
For example, if you want to install the boot loader for Windows, just
run @code{FDISK /MBR} on Windows. If you want to install LILO@footnote{I
can't imagine why you want to do such a thing, though}, run
@code{/sbin/lilo} on GNU/Linux.
@item GRUB hangs when accessing my large IDE disk.
If your disk is bigger than 32GB, probably updating your mainboard BIOS
will solve your problem. This bug is well-known and most vendors should
provide fixed versions. For example, if you have ASUS-P3BF, upgrading
the BIOS to V1007beta1 or later can fix it. Please ask your vendor, for
more information.
@item Why don't Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc. become Multiboot-compliant?
Please ask the relevant maintainers. If all free kernels were

View file

@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ Reference Manual (@pxref{Introduction}).
@node Network
@chapter Downloading OS images from a network
Although GRUB is a disk-based boot loader, it does provide some network
Although GRUB is a disk-based boot loader, it does provide network
support. To use the network support, you need to enable at least one
network driver in the GRUB build process. For more information please
see @file{netboot/README.netboot} in the source distribution.
@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ password --md5 PASSWORD
@end example
If this is specified, GRUB disallows any interactive control, until you
press the key @key{p} and enter @samp{PASSWORD}. The option
press the key @key{p} and enter a correct password. The option
@option{--md5} tells GRUB that @samp{PASSWORD} is in MD5 format. If it
is omitted, GRUB assumes the @samp{PASSWORD} is in clear text.
@ -1036,5 +1036,5 @@ any user can execute commands in an entry, until GRUB encounters
You can also use the command @command{password} instead of
@command{lock}. In this case the boot process will ask for the password
and stop if it was entered incorrectly. Since the @command{password}
takes its own @samp{PASSWORD} argument this is useful if you want
takes its own @var{PASSWORD} argument this is useful if you want
different passwords for different entries.

View file

@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ available. In LBA mode, GRUB can access the entire disk.
@item Network support
GRUB is a disk-based boot loader but also has network support. You can
load OS images from a network by using the @dfn{TFTP} protocol.
@item Remote terminal support
To support computers with no console, GRUB provides remote terminal
support, so that you can control GRUB from a remote host. Only serial
terminal support is implemented at the moment.
@end table
Future directions might include an internal programming language for