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1.1     ! jdf         1: # How to install GRUB2 on NetBSD
        !             2: 
        !             3: This how-to explains the steps needed to install GRUB2 on an existing i386/AMD64
        !             4: NetBSD-installation. The steps should work on a properly chroot'ed system too.
        !             5: Tested on NetBSD 6.0 AMD64:
        !             6: 
        !             7: First of all, either download the package, using `pkgin install grub2`, or build 
        !             8: it yourself from package sources (`/usr/pkgsrc/sysutils/grub2`).
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        !            10: 
        !            11: After that, generate a GRUB configuration file, which tells GRUB the positions 
        !            12: of the operating system(s). The following command will generate such a file, 
        !            13: while adding your NetBSD system into it's list.
        !            14: 
        !            15:     # grub-mkconfig -o /grub/grub.cfg
        !            16: 
        !            17: Now, install GRUB into your hard drive's master boot record (MBR).
        !            18: You have to know it's device name for this step (e.g. `/dev/rwd0a`).
        !            19: Exhange `/dev/rwd0a` with your desired device name, then change `/dev/rXXXa` 
        !            20: to `/dev/rwXXXd` to access the raw disk, as in the following example:
        !            21: 
        !            22:     Device name :   /dev/rwd0a
        !            23:     Direct access : /dev/rwd0d
        !            24: 
        !            25: The appropriate `grub-install` command for this drive would be:
        !            26: 
        !            27:     # grub-install --no-floppy /dev/rwd0d
        !            28: 
        !            29: Hopefully, it should return : `Installation finished. No error reported.`
        !            30: If it does so, simply reboot the system and you should be greeted by a nice
        !            31: OS-selector.
        !            32: If not, recheck your device names, if that doesn't fix it, search the web for 
        !            33: the error message.
        !            34: Even though there aren't that much resources about *GRUB on NetBSD*, you'll
        !            35: find a lot of information at GNU/Linux-related sites which apply to this 
        !            36: scenario as well.