GRUB

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sat Jan 26 13:12:27 UTC 2008


Jacques B. wrote:
>> Break!
>>
>>     Your all trying to avoid the truth. As I have already said info grub
>> is a lousy way to learn to USE grub. I tried and failed and so have many
>> others.
>>
>>     What I want is a 15-30 page paper that explains how you use grub. It
>> might point back to info grub for a thing or two but it stands on it's own.
>>
>>     What I have seen to this time is people trying to avoid the
>> question. It is not working.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
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>
> http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub.html
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Quick_GRUB
>
> The first one is more detailed.  I suspect neither will be what you
> want.  What it tells me is that most people either want the full meal
> deal (the 90+ page grub manual), or a short guide (1-2 pages cut to
> the chase type of guide).  Or perhaps more accurately those who've
> taken the time to write a guide didn't see the need to elaborate much
> beyond a few pages.  If someone is going to take the time (and has the
> desire) to go through a 30 page guide because they want to better
> understand grub, then they'll just as likely go through the grub
> manual and pick out the 25-50 pages from it that they see as relevant
> to their situation or of personal interest.  Why write a guide that is
> 1/3 of the full manual for the very few who find that a 2-3 page guide
> is not sufficient but the full guide is too much.
>
> Jacques B.
>
>   
    Thank you. The first URL is what I am looking for. It is written for 
SUSE and UBUNTO but it is the same grub. And it is just a little too 
short but it covers all the things I wanted.

    I will put it in my saved things.

Karl


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