grub error

Forum: HD Install
Topic: grub error
started by: forgreatjustice

Posted by forgreatjustice on Dec. 18 2005,18:59

hi everyone
i have been trying to get dsl installed to my hd
it installs ok but the problem is that grub won't work off of hdb and i can't put it on hda because there is no hda and moving them around is not a option

the computer is a dual booting system with xp (which im using now)

so my question is
is there anyway to run grub off of hdb with no hda and can i just boot off a floopy to get to my installed DSL

thanks

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 19 2005,06:54

It is possible to boot from floppy.

For a frugal install, create a boot floppy disk and boot with:

dsl frugal

For a full hd install, make sure that lilo or grub is installed to the linux partition (install to the MBR not needed) and then create a boot floppy with the SMART BOOT MANAGER program and use it to boot up DSL.

Posted by forgreatjustice on Dec. 19 2005,18:33

its ok i found another way around it
im just using grub for dos and booting off a 50 mb fat32 partition
thanks anyway

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 19 2005,23:03

If you are using "grub", then add the word

frugal

to your append statement and rerun grub