lfs/chapter06/grub.xml
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<sect1 id="ch-system-grub" role="wrap">
<?dbhtml filename="grub.html"?>
<sect1info condition="script">
<productname>grub</productname>
<productnumber>&grub-version;</productnumber>
<address>&grub-url;</address>
</sect1info>
<title>GRUB-&grub-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub">
<primary sortas="a-Grub">GRUB</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2 role="package">
<title/>
<para>The GRUB package contains the GRand Unified Bootloader.</para>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>&grub-ch6-sbu;</seg>
<seg>&grub-ch6-du;</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of GRUB</title>
<para>Prepare GRUB for compilation:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--disable-grub-emu-usb \
--disable-efiemu \
--disable-werror</userinput></screen>
<para>The --disable switches minimize what is built by disabling features
and testing programs not really needed for LFS.</para>
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
<para>Install the package:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
<para>Using GRUB to make your LFS system bootable will be discussed in
<xref linkend="ch-bootable-grub"/>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="contents-gRUB" role="content">
<title>Contents of GRUB</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>grub-bin2h, grub-editenv, grub-fstest, grub-install, grub-kbdcomp,
grub-menulst2cfg, grub-mkconfig, grub-mkdevicemap, grub-mkimage,
grub-mklayout, grub-mknetdir, grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2, grub-mkrelpath,
grub-mkrescue, grub-probe, grub-reboot, grub-script-check,
grub-set-default, grub-setup</seg>
<seg>/usr/lib/grub, /etc/grub.d, /usr/share/grub</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="grub-bin2h">
<term><command>grub-bin2h</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Converts a binary file to a C header</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-bin2h">
<primary sortas="b-grub-bin2h">grub-bin2h</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-editenv">
<term><command>grub-editenv</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>A tool to edit the environment block</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-editenv">
<primary sortas="b-grub-editenv">grub-editenv</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-fstest">
<term><command>grub-fstest</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Tool to debug the filesystem driver</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-fstest">
<primary sortas="b-grub-fstest">grub-fstest</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-install">
<term><command>grub-install</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Install GRUB on your drive</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-install">
<primary sortas="b-grub-install">grub-install</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-kbdcomp">
<term><command>grub-kbdcomp</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Script that converts an xkb layout into one recognized by
GRUB</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-kbdcomp">
<primary sortas="b-grub-kbdcomp">grub-kbdcomp</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-menulst2cfg">
<term><command>grub-menulst2cfg</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Converts a GRUB Legacy <filename>menu.lst</filename>
into a <filename>grub.cfg</filename> for use with GRUB 2</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-menulst2cfg">
<primary sortas="b-grub-menulst2cfg">grub-menulst2cfg</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkconfig">
<term><command>grub-mkconfig</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Generate a grub config file</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkconfig">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkconfig">grub-mkconfig</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkdevicemap">
<term><command>grub-mkdevicemap</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Generate a device map file automatically</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkdevicemap">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkdevicemap">grub-mkdevicemap</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkimage">
<term><command>grub-mkimage</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Make a bootable image of GRUB</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkimage">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkimage">grub-mkimage</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mklayout">
<term><command>grub-mklayout</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Generates a GRUB keyboard layout file</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mklayout">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mklayout">grub-mklayout</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mknetdir">
<term><command>grub-mknetdir</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Prepares a GRUB netboot directory</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mknetdir">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mknetdir">grub-mknetdir</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2">
<term><command>grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Generates an encrypted PBKDF2 password for use in the boot
menu</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2">grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkrelpath">
<term><command>grub-mkrelpath</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Makes a system pathname relative to its root</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkrelpath">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkrelpath">grub-mkrelpath</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-mkrescue">
<term><command>grub-mkrescue</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Make a bootable image of GRUB suitable for a floppy disk or CDROM/DVD</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkrescue">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkrescue">grub-mkrescue</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-probe">
<term><command>grub-probe</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Probe device information for a given path or device</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-probe">
<primary sortas="b-grub-probe">grub-probe</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-reboot">
<term><command>grub-reboot</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Sets the default boot entry for GRUB for the next boot only</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-reboot">
<primary sortas="b-grub-reboot">grub-reboot</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-script-check">
<term><command>grub-script-check</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks GRUB configuration script for syntax errors</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-script-check">
<primary sortas="b-grub-script-check">grub-script-check</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-set-default">
<term><command>grub-set-default</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Sets the default boot entry for GRUB</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-set-default">
<primary sortas="b-grub-set-default">grub-set-default</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="grub-setup">
<term><command>grub-setup</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Set up images to boot from a device</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-setup">
<primary sortas="b-grub-setup">grub-setup</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>