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howtos:slackware_admin:grub_on_first_install [2013/09/28 19:32 (UTC)] – ryanpcmcquenhowtos:slackware_admin:grub_on_first_install [2013/09/29 02:30 (UTC)] – ryanpcmcquen
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 ====== Setting up GRUB 2 on install (without rebooting) ====== ====== Setting up GRUB 2 on install (without rebooting) ======
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 If you want to install GRUB immediately after install (and before restarting), here is a simple way: If you want to install GRUB immediately after install (and before restarting), here is a simple way:
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 "Installation of Slackware Linux is complete." "Installation of Slackware Linux is complete."
-  $ mkdir /mnt/hd 
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-Mount your root partition, for example: 
-  $ mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/hd 
  
-Then chroot in: +chroot in: 
-  $ chroot /mnt/hd +  # chroot /mnt 
-  $ grub-install /dev/sda +Then install GRUB: 
-  $ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg+  # grub-install /dev/sda 
 +  # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
  
-GRUB will bark a warning at you like:  +  # exit 
-  grep: /proc/mounts: No such file or directory +  # reboot
-  Cannot find list of partitions! (Try mounting /sys.) +
-Don't worry though, this is normal, this is just a result of chrooting. +
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-  $ exit +
-  $ reboot+
  
 Enjoy! Enjoy!
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 +====== Sources ======
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 +  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:ryanpcmcquen | ryanpcmcquen]]
  
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