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As fun as it is to discover root devices and kernels from the GRUB command line, you would like to preserve your boot parameters in a configuration file and have a nice boot menu to use at startup. In...
You need to know the locations of Linux kernels and root devices on your system in order to boot it.
Use GRUB's tab completion to find root devices and kernel images. First, boot to the GRUB com...
You have your nice new boot partition all set up, and your first Linux installed. Now you're ready to add more Linuxes. Install additional Linuxes into logical partitions. Then you'll nee...
If you would like to install GRUB, but your system does not have a floppy drive. Or you have a floppy drive but can't find a usable floppy disk, use GRUB's own command shell to set it up.
Fir...