%general-entities; ]> Grub Prepare Grub for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Now compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check. Now install it: make install mkdir /boot/grub cp /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage{1,2} /boot/grub The i386-pc directory contains a number of *stage1_5 files, different ones for different file systems. Review the files available and copy the appropriate ones to the /boot/grub directory. Most users will copy the e2fs_stage1_5 and/or reiserfs_stage1_5 files. See testing