a doubt of grub ..about stage1 stage1.5 stage2

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Alin Fang wrote:
> Hello, all.
>    I do this test:
>    =================================
>    1:
>    A new PC never run grub-install before .
>    rm /boot/grub/*stage*
>    reboot
> 
>    Is OK. Grub can run and can load kernel.
> 
> 
> ================================
> 
>    2
>    grub-install /dev/sda
>    rm /boot/grub/*stage*
>    reboot
> 
>    you can see : grub can not load stage2.
> 
> ========================
> I know that : grub load kernel by this way :
>         stage1
>        /           \
>  stage2       stage1.5
>                     \
>                  stage2
> 
> But I don't know : how grub chose one ?
> 
I thought that the installer would use stage 1.5 as long as it was
being installed to a file system there was a stage 1.5 for, unless
you specified otherwise.

Mikkel
-- 

  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
Url : http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/attachments/20080826/42a62e0c/attachment-0001.bin