02-24-2006
FYI - it isn't 'my' web site.
And to create the floppy - from aplawrence.com
Quote:
Install disks can be recreated on a Windows or other Unix machine from the install CDROM. You'll find floppy images under /images/boot on the CD and the html docs tell you how to create the disks from the images.
A "readme" file is also there that explains how to create the floppy.
Hopefully your CD has this info - I could not find more info on that site.
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installgrub
installgrub(1M) installgrub(1M)
NAME
installgrub - install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy
SYNOPSIS
/sbin/installgrub [-fm] stage1 stage2 raw-device
The installgrub command is an -only program. GRUB stands for GRand Unified Bootloader.
installgrub installs GRUB stage 1 and stage 2 files on the boot area of a disk partition. If you specify the -m option, installgrub
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-f
Suppresses interaction when overwriting the master boot sector.
-m
Installs GRUB stage1 on the master boot sector interactively.
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stage1
The name of the GRUB stage 1 file.
stage2
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raw-device
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Example 1: Installing GRUB on a Hard Disk Slice
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+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
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