slackbuilds_ponce/system/grub4dos
Steven Pledger 5c3a60f363 system/grub4dos: Updated for version 0.4.5b_2010_10_31)
Signed-off-by: Niels Horn <niels.horn@slackbuilds.org>
2010-12-17 07:56:46 -06:00
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grub4dos.info system/grub4dos: Updated for version 0.4.5b_2010_10_31) 2010-12-17 07:56:46 -06:00
grub4dos.SlackBuild system/grub4dos: Updated for version 0.4.5b_2010_10_31) 2010-12-17 07:56:46 -06:00
README system/grub4dos: Updated for version 0.4.5b_2010_10_31) 2010-12-17 07:56:46 -06:00
slack-desc system/grub4dos: Updated for version 0.4.5b_2010_10_31) 2010-12-17 07:56:46 -06:00

GRUB4DOS is a universal boot loader based on GNU GRUB, with bugfixes 
and new features such as built-in BIOS disk emulation, ATAPI CDROM
driver, and Chinese support. It can be loaded from DOS/LINUX,
via Windows boot manager/syslinux/lilo, or from MBR/CD.

To package the Chinese version, run the script like this:
CHINESE="yes" ./grub4dos.SlackBuild

To chainload Grub4dos from LILO, copy /usr/lib/grub4dos/grub.exe to
your /boot folder and add the following to your lilo.conf:
image = /boot/grub.exe
  label = Grub4dos

It can be useful as a back up boot loader if you, for example, forget to
run 'lilo' after a kernel update.

Read the Grub4dos guide for information on installing/using Grub4dos:
http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

Note: bootlace.com is a 32-Bit binary.
It will not run on a pure x86_64 system

Note2: Though grub4dos has ext4 support, its MBR code CANNOT load
grldr (The main boot loader file) from an ext4 partition.