-dd if=stage1 bs=1 seek=0 count=3 "of=$IMGNAME" conv=notrunc
-dd if=stage1 bs=1 skip=$((0x3E)) seek=$((0x3E)) "of=$IMGNAME" conv=notrunc
+# Copy grub's stage1 (ignoring the FAT area)
+dd if=$DIR/stage1 bs=1 seek=0 count=3 "of=$IMGNAME" conv=notrunc
+dd if=$DIR/stage1 bs=1 skip=$((0x3E)) seek=$((0x3E)) "of=$IMGNAME" conv=notrunc
+# Copy grub images to ::/boot