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GRUB stands for GRand Unified Bootloader and is a [[bootloader]] and the reference implementation of the [[Multiboot|Multiboot Specification]]. GRUB can boot any Multiboot-compliant OS (e.g. Hurd, [http://grub.enbug.org/MultibootSystems among others]), however it can also boot some non-Multiboot-compliant OSes, e.g. Windows, via a chain-loading function, and some others via special support, e.g. Linux. mbchk can be used to determine if a file is Multiboot-compliant. |
GRUB stands for GRand Unified Bootloader and is a [[bootloader]] and the reference implementation of the [[Multiboot|Multiboot Specification]]. GRUB can boot any Multiboot-compliant OS (e.g. Hurd, [http://grub.enbug.org/MultibootSystems among others]), however it can also boot some non-Multiboot-compliant OSes, e.g. Windows, via a chain-loading function, and some others via special support, e.g. Linux. mbchk can be used to determine if a file is Multiboot-compliant. |
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This article concentrates on GRUB Legacy. Information regarding [[GRUB |
This article concentrates on GRUB Legacy. Information regarding modern [[GRUB]], a full rewrite, can be found in a separate article. |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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===Installing to USB=== |
===Installing to USB=== |
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'''UPDATE''': You may wish to look into [https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Installing-GRUB-using-grub_002dinstall.html grub-install] if using GRUB2. |
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'''NOTE''': I have tried many tools to install GRUB onto a USB device under windows, however, I have not been able to figure out how. So, to install, either use a Linux distro on your PC of use a Linux Live CD. |
'''NOTE''': I have tried many tools to install GRUB onto a USB device under windows, however, I have not been able to figure out how. So, to install, either use a Linux distro on your PC of use a Linux Live CD. |
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