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On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:49:21 -0500 |
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Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > You can only have one primary bootloader, either grub from Gentoo or |
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> > grub2 from Mint, it cannot be both. But it looks like that's what |
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> > you do have. Seeing as you intend to drop Mint eventually, you must |
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> > uninstall grub2 and all it's files from Mint. |
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> Not *exactly* true. |
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> Grub can chainload any bootloader that's visible to BIOS. |
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Yes, you are correct, this can be done. |
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I figured I wouldn't mention it as it gets confusing. Selecting |
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Gentoo from grub should load Gentoo. Selecting Mint from grub and |
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finding ... grub ... is just wierd. Few things baffle users as much as |
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that. Yes, been there done that :-) |
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> At minimum, |
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> that means you could have grub on /dev/sda chainload grub on /dev/sdb. |
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> I'm uncertain if it means you could chainload a bootloader stored in |
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> the first 512 bytes of /dev/sda8, but I suspect so. |
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That works too, I once had a system set up just that way. The |
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maintenance reduced me to tears |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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