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== Making a x86 Mer bootable ==
== Making a x86 Mer bootable ==
Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB stick or whatever that you want to have possibly destroyed.  
Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB stick or whatever that you want to have possibly destroyed.  
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mkdir -p /mnt/mer
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* mkdir -p /mnt/mer
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mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
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* mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
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mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/mer
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* mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/mer
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* Grab a release <code>x86-generic tar.gz</code> and put in <code>/mnt/mer</code>, <code>tar pzvxf</code> it from within <code>/mnt/mer</code> ''or'' use the imager from above and <code>sh imager targets/mer-x86-generic-only-fs /mnt/mer</code>.
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* Grab a release x86-generic tar.gz and put in /mnt/mer, tar pzvxf it from within /mnt/mer OR Use imager from above and sh imager targets/mer-x86-generic-only-fs /mnt/mer
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grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/mer /dev/sda
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* grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/mer /dev/sda
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chroot /mnt/mer update-grub
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* chroot /mnt/mer update-grub
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* Verify your <code>/mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst</code> looks correct
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* verify your /mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst looks correct
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* <code>umount /mnt/mer</code> (if you can)
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* umount /mnt/mer (if you can)

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