Sounder 8 installation notes

[John]

James Gregory wrote:

>Right. So here's the complete list of things I've tried:
>
>XFS with /dev/hdg1 boot loader -- failed. XFS was destroyed by GRUB.
>Reiser with /dev/hdg1 boot loader -- I don't remember what happened
>here. I think it failed with a big red error message.
>EXT3 with /dev/hdg1 boot loader -- succeeded but as yet I'm unable to
>get something that will jump me into that bootloader.
>
>XFS with hd0 boot loader -- failed. Error 21
>Reiser with hd0 boot loader -- failed. Big red error message at the end
>of the install process.
>EXT3 with hd0 boot loader -- failed. Error 21.
>
>So yes, I tried grub on the MBR and it also didn't result in a bootable
>ubuntu system. In fact, it resulted in a system that wouldn't boot
>anything at all.
>
>James.
>
>  
>
grub on a floppy is a fine thing. You can poke around, try to boot 
anything that should be bootable, and take the floppy out before you do 
anything destructive.

man grub-floppy

I used it recently to boot a system that was otherwise  unfixable from a 
(FC2) rescue CD.