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how to write grub on another HD

  Date: Dec 04    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 498
  

I have XP on the boot HD, Ubuntu 8.04 on the other
HD, and grub on the MBR of the Windows side. Then
the Windows HD went bad and I need to get grub onto
the other side so I can change the boot sequence
to what was the second HD (the Linux one) and
abandon the Windows side. Booting from a live CD
is no problem, but I can't figure how to install
grub onto the Linux side, which has been partitioned
(it's on sda6). I know where menu.lst is, and have
backups of it as well.

Is this something that needs supergrub, or can a
simple write to the proper place be done in a
terminal window?

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Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 04    

I'm not a grub expert but I hate to see someone twisting in
the wind.

I know for sure that the SuperGrub utility can install Grub
(V.97, not the V2 that Ubunutu uses) onto a target partition
of your choosing.

But it also needs to be configured. Just guessing, but suspect
you could do that via a live CD boot.

I've only ever configured Grub a few times and it was fairly
intuitive, though you're probably going to want the man page
handy.

A possible foible is that for some reason you require grub V2.
IIRC you need V2 to handle more modern BIOS's.

I suspect this won't get you where you need to be, but maybe
it'll stir up some corrections or other input that you can use.

 
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