Additional Resources

This chapter is only intended as an introduction to GRUB and its many options. Consult the following resources to discover more about how GRUB works and how to configure it to boot non-Linux operating systems, among other tasks.

Installed Documentation

/usr/share/doc/grub-0.90 — /usr/share/doc/grub-0.90 is the directory where the GRUB docs are placed on the filesystem.
At a shell prompt, type the man grub command to view the GRUB man page, which contains a list of options to use when loading the GRUB shell.
The GRUB info page, accessible by typing the info grub command at a shell prompt, contains a tutorial, a user reference manual, a programmer reference manual, and an FAQ document about GRUB and its usage.

Useful Websites

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub — The home page of the GNU GRUB project. This site contains information concerning the state of GRUB development and an FAQ.
http://www.uruk.org/orig-grub — The original GRUB documentation before the project was handed off to the Free Software Foundation for further development.
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html — Investigates various uses for GRUB, including booting operating systems other than Linux.
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue64/kohli.html — An introductory article discussing the configuration of GRUB on a system from scratch, including an overview of GRUB command line options.