GRUB

[Karl Larsen]

Jacques B. wrote:
>>> 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
>>     
>
> Yes, that first one is a pretty good little guide I must admit.  I was
> beginning to think that perhaps you were looking for a primer instead
> (more of an instructional type of guide that one might use to teach a
> topic).  That would certainly be very beneficial.  I suspect some are
> out there but likely developed for a course that someone is teaching
> therefore not something they want to share (intellectual property
> where sharing might cause people to not bother taking their course).
>
> Jacques B.
>
>   
    I may run into that too Jacques. A guy in the Documentation group 
said he would look up the grub part of the RHCH or like that. They may 
not want to display that on a web page either :-)


Karl


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