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Incorrect usage of Grub commands
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Ram Chandar |
Subject: |
Incorrect usage of Grub commands |
Date: |
Wed, 09 Oct 2002 12:51:22 +0530 |
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know about incorrect usage of
Grub on a public forum.
>From http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/
> title Windows 98
> map (hd0,0) (hd0,2)
> map (hd0,2) (hd0,0)
These map lines does not do anything at all!
> The "map" lines under the Windows 98 section are essential for getting
your installation to
> work. These are the magical lines that trick Windows into believing that
it's installed on
> the first partition of the first disk.
No version of MS Windows have this requirment.
> If you don't map the Windows partition to (hd0,0), Windows will destroy
your partition table
> and you won't be able to boot anything.
My GOD! Windows can only destory itself;-)
Ram Chandar.
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