Grub v2 manual

The pages contributed here (FranklinPiat/*) were an attempt to write some documentation for Grub2. This documentation isn't updated anymore (since grub2-1.96+20080203 approximately)

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--modules : how to specify multiple modules (which delimiter?)

(8)GRUB-INSTALL - Install GRUB on your drive.

SYNOPSIS

grub-install [OPTION] INSTALL_DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

grub-install installs Grub bootloader on the specified INSTALL_DEVICE drive (which can be a GRUB device name or a system device filename).

grub-install copies GRUB images into the DIR/boot directory specified by --root-directory (default is "/"), and uses grub-setup to install grub into the boot sector. note : on NetBSD and OpenBSD hosts, the images are installed in DIR/grub, since /boot is used for the boot block.

create ${root-dir}/boot/grub directory
copy .mod, .lst and .img files to /boot/grub/
invoke grub_probe to detect required partmap (pc partition table, disklabel...) and abstraction (lvm, raid) modules.
invoke grub_mkimage to build core.img
invoke grub_setup to actually install the grub bootloader.

--modules=MODULES

Pre-load specified modules MODULES

--root-directory=DIR

Install GRUB images under the directory DIR instead of the root directory

--grub-setup=FILE

Use FILE as grub-setup

--grub-mkimage=FILE

Use FILE as grub-mkimage

--grub-mkdevicemap=FILE

Use FILE as grub-mkdevicemap

--grub-probe=FILE

Use FILE as grub-probe

--no-floppy

Do not probe any floppy drive.

--recheck

Probe a device map even if it already exists

-h, --help

Print this message and exit

-v, --version

Print the version information and exit

COMPATIBILITY

grub-install is available on PowerPC/Ieee1275, i386/PC and i386/EFI.

AUTHOR

Program written by Yoshinori K. Okuji, Robert Millan, Marco Gerards and others (see AUTHORS file)

Manpage written by Franklin Piat

BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.