zpimp wrote:most annoying thing is i have to reboot each time to a working liveusb to modify the menu.lst

Legacy Grub usually provides a way for you to type in boot parameters at boot-time so you don't have to go through all that hassle just to try a new boot parameter.

BTW: bdev=sda1 will work just as well as bdev=/dev/sda1.

i did that, im not sure but i think that the grub prompt behaves a little different than menu.lst
booted by entering parameters, and when updtaing menu.lst it didnt work, probably cause my files were 2 levels deep

anyway, i reinstalled, files 1 level deep
/antixbase/vmlinuz
/antixbase/initrd.gz

had to reinstall cause it says to run fsck and i didnt know how __{{emoticon}}__ it said drive was mounted
and it was annoying
tried dropping to single user, booting from usb, whatever, couldnt do it

it seems i couldnt make it boot 2 levels deep from menu.lst, i think it worked from grub prompt
is there a way to boot it when files are
/antixtest/antixbase/vmlinuz
/antixtest/antixbase/initrd.gz

so i installed aria2, small command line utility, remaster, make iso, with command from here

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but my iso image is over 100mb bigger 840mb vs 690mb original iso
i see it remembers my browser history
is there a way to keep only installed software
but no temporary files, settings, logs, or whatever makes the iso so big?
i dont mind manually cleaning

remastering on hdd is so much faster
thanks for all your support

As far as I know to make it boot 2 levels deep just change the bdir= parameter to :
Bdir=/antixtest/antixbase/

i wanted to redo the frugal install
deleted partition and i couldnt do it again __{{emoticon}}__
it seems i cant install grub
if i go to control center - grub repair
root partition - >sda1
select where to install grub -> sda , master boot record of disk

i get:
architecture of the host system does not match the selected root partition.
to restore grub for sda1 you will need to run grub-repair from a cannot system.


can someone explain to me what is happening?
direct me to a detailed explanation of grub install

edit:

tried instructions from here

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but i get this
root@antiX1:/home/demo# mkdir /x
root@antiX1:/home/demo# partition=/dev/sda1 ; drive=/dev/sda
root@antiX1:/home/demo# echo $partition
/dev/sda1
root@antiX1:/home/demo# grub-install --root-directory=/x $drive
grub-probe: error: /live/aufs is not a block device.

2nd edit:
managed to isntall grub to hdd by going into the grub prompt
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)

now i reformated and it doesent work, it says
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if"/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if"/grub/stage1" exists... no
Error 15: File not found

3rd edit:
i think i finally nailed it
first you have to generate the files needed for grub this last command takes alot, and doesent really finish , after 10minutes, but the files are there
then you have to install grub to the mbr
type"grub" and wait again close to 10 minutes to load then does anyone have any idea how to make these commands faster? some switches or something

4th edit:
i have identified the reason of the delay, it was probably the floppy controller and some stuff i disabled in bios
and now the grub and grub-install work instantly __{{emoticon}}__
i set it up again, in about 7 min , didnt rush