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| @dircategory Kernel |
| @direntry |
| * GRUB: (grub). The GRand Unified Bootloader |
| * grub-install: (grub)Invoking grub-install. Install GRUB on your drive |
| * mbchk: (grub)Invoking mbchk. Check for the format of a Multiboot kernel |
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| Copyright @copyright{} 1996 Erich Boleyn |
| Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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| @titlepage |
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| @title The GRUB Manual |
| @subtitle The GRand Unified Bootloader, version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}. |
| @author Gordon Matzigkeit |
| @author OKUJI Yoshinori |
| @c The following two commands start the copyright page. |
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| Copyright @copyright{} 1996 Erich Boleyn |
| Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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| Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of |
| this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice |
| are preserved on all copies. |
| Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this |
| manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire |
| resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission |
| notice identical to this one. |
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| Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual |
| into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions, |
| except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved |
| by Free Software Foundation. |
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| @node Top |
| @top GRUB |
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| This is the documentation of GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, |
| a flexible and powerful boot loader program for @sc{pc}s. |
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| This edition documents version @value{VERSION}. |
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| @menu |
| Part I: The Tutorial Manual |
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| * Overview:: What exactly GRUB is and how to use it |
| * Naming convention:: Names of your drives in GRUB |
| * Installation:: Installing GRUB on your drive |
| * Booting:: How to boot different operating systems |
| * Configuration:: Writing your own configuration file |
| * Network:: Downloading OS images from a network |
| * Serial terminal:: Using GRUB via a serial line |
| * Security:: Improving the security |
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| Part II: The User Reference Manual |
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| * Introduction:: Capturing the spirit of GRUB |
| * GRUB images:: GRUB images |
| * Filesystem:: Filesystem syntax and semantics |
| * Interface:: The menu and the command-line |
| * Commands:: The list of available builtin commands |
| * Troubleshooting:: Error messages produced by GRUB |
| * Invoking the grub shell:: How to use the grub shell |
| * Invoking grub-install:: How to use the GRUB installer |
| * Invoking mbchk:: How to use the Multiboot checker |
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| Part III: The Programmer Reference Manual |
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| * Hacking:: Implementation details |
| * Memory map:: The memory map of various components |
| * Embedded data:: Embedded variables in GRUB |
| * Filesystem interface:: The generic interface for the fs code |
| * Bootstrap tricks:: The bootstrap mechanism used in GRUB |
| * I/O ports detection:: INT 13H tracking technique |
| * Memory detection:: How to detect all installed @sc{ram} |
| * Low-level disk I/O:: INT 13H disk I/O interrupts |
| * MBR:: The structure of Master Boot Record |
| * Partition table:: The format of partition table |
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| Appendices and Indices |
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| * FAQ:: Frequently asked questions |
| * Obtaining and Building GRUB:: How to obtain and build GRUB |
| * Reporting bugs:: Where you should send a bug report |
| * Index:: |
| @end menu |
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| @unnumbered Part I: The Tutorial Manual |
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| @unnumbered Part II: The User Reference Manual |
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| @page |
| @unnumbered Part III: The Programmer Reference Manual |
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| @page |
| @unnumbered Appendices and Indices |
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| @contents |
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