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  • From: "Wyatt Draggoo" <wyatt AT draggoo.com>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Updated ISO
  • Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:29:32 -0800 (PST)

> I do not think that is the way it works. The kernel spell, yes will
> help, but for that initial setup, before the reboot with your new
> kernel, I do not think that you are able to download anything off the
> internet, honestly I'm not sure on this part though, I never tried, so
> if grub isn't available on the iso, then it wouldn't be possible at all
> to install. Then since the installer also runs lilo after the kernel is
> installed, even if you did manage to somehow install grub, the installer
> would very likely write over the grub install. But at minimum, the
> binary would have to be available on the CD, as well as a slight,
> probably very quick modification to the installer. Also, lilo as a
> program is not actually included in the linux spell, only a script for
> updating the lilo.conf file. This I am sure of, grub can be added to
> that script, but it still wouldn't actually install grub.
>
> I could be completely wrong on this as well.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. What I meant was, except for
including grub on the ISO, most of the work would be done in the kernel
spell---not in the install system. At most I'd add a menu option to edit
the grub config, much like the option to edit lilo.conf now.

Wyatt

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Wyatt Draggoo




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