lfs-book/chapter08/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-fin-sbu;</seg>
        <seg>&grub-fin-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          \
            --sbindir=/sbin        \
            --sysconfdir=/etc      \
            --disable-efiemu       \
            --disable-werror</userinput></screen>

    <variablelist>
      <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><parameter>--disable-werror</parameter></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>This allows the build to complete with warnings introduced
          by more recent Flex versions.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><parameter>--disable-efiemu</parameter></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>This option minimizes what is built by disabling a feature and
          testing programs not needed for LFS.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>

    <para>The test suite for this packages is not recommended.  Most of
    the tests depend on packages that are not available in the limited
    LFS environment. To run the tests anyway, run <command>make check</command>.</para>

    <para>Install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="install">make install
mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</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-bios-setup,      grub-editenv,    grub-file,        grub-fstest,
            grub-glue-efi,        grub-install,    grub-kbdcomp,     grub-macbless,   
            grub-menulst2cfg,     grub-mkconfig,
                                  grub-mkimage,    grub-mklayout,    grub-mknetdir,
            grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2, grub-mkrelpath,  grub-mkrescue,    grub-mkstandalone,
            grub-ofpathname,      grub-probe,      grub-reboot,      grub-render-label, 
            grub-script-check,
            grub-set-default,     grub-sparc64-setup, and grub-syslinux2cfg</seg>

        <seg>/usr/lib/grub, /etc/grub.d, /usr/share/grub, and /boot/grub (when grub-install
        is first run)</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="grub-bios-setup">
        <term><command>grub-bios-setup</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Is a helper program for grub-install</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-bios-setup">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-bios-setup">grub-bios-setup</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-file">
        <term><command>grub-file</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Checks if FILE is of the specified type.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-file">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-file">grub-file</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-glue-efi">
        <term><command>grub-glue-efi</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Processes ia32 and amd64 EFI images and glues them
          according to Apple format.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-glue-efi">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-glue-efi">grub-glue-efi</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-macbless">
        <term><command>grub-macbless</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Mac-style bless on HFS or HFS+ files</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-macbless">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-macbless">grub-macbless</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-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-mkstandalone">
        <term><command>grub-mkstandalone</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Generates a standalone image</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkstandalone">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-mkstandalone">grub-mkstandalone</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="grub-ofpathname">
        <term><command>grub-ofpathname</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Is a helper program that prints the path of a GRUB device</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-ofpathname">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-ofpathname">grub-ofpathname</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-render-label">
        <term><command>grub-render-label</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Render Apple .disk_label for Apple Macs</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-render-label">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-render-label">grub-render-label</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-sparc64-setup">
        <term><command>grub-sparc64-setup</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Is a helper program for grub-setup</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-sparc64-setup">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-sparc64-setup">grub-setup</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="grub-syslinux2cfg">
        <term><command>grub-syslinux2cfg</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Transform a syslinux config file into grub.cfg format</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-syslinux2cfg">
            <primary sortas="b-grub-syslinux2cfg">grub-syslinux2cfg</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

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