[gentoo-user] Re: Will installing grub-2.02 break my grub-0.97 setup?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2016-05-06, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote:

>>>> It is entirely possible that winusb might call grub2-install with your
>>>> USB disk as a target. That would also be fairly safe.
>>>
>>> And in fact, it does exactly that:
>>>
>>> # Grub
>>> echo "Installing grub..."
>>> grub2-install --root-directory="$partitionMountPath" "$device"
>>
>> Thanks.  That's good to know -- I'll definitely set things up so I'm
>> not running winusb as root.
>
> Well, you could always reinstall grub-0 before rebooting, to make sure.

I just created a systemsrescuecd bootable USB flash drive that can be
be used to re-install grub-0 in the MBR if something does go wrong.
But, running winusb as a non-privlidged user should prevent any
collateral damage to the MBR.

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