REQUIREMENTS PRE-INSTALL POST-INSTALL Automatic setup using grub-install After installation you should create your own boot menu: # # Copy sample file # cp /boot/grub/menu.lst.sample /boot/grub/menu.lst # # Modify it for your system # vi /boot/grub/menu.lst For more information about setting up your own grub boot menu file: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Configuration After making your boot menu you should run grub-install like so: # grub-install /dev/sdX In the example above, X needs to be replaced with your hard drive. Manual setup After installation you need to copy the stage files to /boot/grub/: # cp /usr/share/grub/*/*stage* /boot/grub/ (Of course, you can choose another location as described above but this guide assumes that you use /boot/grub. Normally you need only the files stage1 and stage2. Please read the grub documentation if you don't know why: http://www.uruk.org/orig-grub/ and http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html) Now it's time to create your own "boot menu": # # Copy sample file # cp /boot/grub/menu.lst.sample /boot/grub/menu.lst # # Modify it for your system # vi /boot/grub/menu.lst For more information about setting up your own grub boot menu file: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Configuration Last but not least, install/enable the boot manager: # # If the boot partition is mounted, you must specify --stage2, like below. # # Otherwise, you may remove this. # # Run grub # grub grub> root (hdX,Y) grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hdX) grub> quit Please correct the path and device names according to your configuration. Also see http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Installation. In the example above, X and Y need to be replaced with your hard drive and grub partition. That's all. Good luck ;) PRECAUTION Installing a new boot manager is like modifying the partition table or installing a new system kernel. Please create a rescue disk first :) Brett Goulder