GRUB-BIOS-SETUP(8) System Administration Utilities GRUB-BIOS-SETUP(8)
NAME
grub-bios-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB
SYNOPSIS
grub-bios-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE
DESCRIPTION
Set up images to boot from DEVICE.
You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install
instead.
-a, --allow-floppy
make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX de-
vices). May break on some BIOSes.
-b, --boot-image=FILE
use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]
-c, --core-image=FILE
use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]
-d, --directory=DIR
use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]
-f, --force
install even if problems are detected
-m, --device-map=FILE
use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]
--no-rs-codes
Do not apply any reed-solomon codes when embedding core.img.
This option is only available on x86 BIOS targets.
-s, --skip-fs-probe
do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
-v, --verbose
print verbose messages.
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or
optional for any corresponding short options.
DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)
The full documentation for grub-bios-setup is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and grub-bios-setup programs are properly in-
stalled at your site, the command
info grub-bios-setup
should give you access to the complete manual.
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