Hi, I found this documentation on the Ubuntu site, so I'm guessing it should apply for debian too. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup#Main_Directories_.26_Files
First you need to ensure that an entry appears in the /etc/grub.d folder. This entry must be executable. chmod +x Then you execute update-grub as root. HTH, K. > Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 23:59:06 +0800 > From: doubledar...@gmail.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: grub finding but not adding other OS > > Maybe you could edit the configure file /boot/grub/grub.cfg manually to add > a menu entry for another OS. > > On Thu, 2013-05-09 11:17:41 -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 11:17:41 -0400 > >From: Tony Baldwin <t...@tonybaldwin.info> > >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > >Subject: grub finding but not adding other OS > > > >Hi. > >My machine is dual boot, with two hdd. > >The first one has Fedora 18, the second (which is really the one > >I primarily use) has Debian, just upgraded to Wheezy yesterday. > >The BIOS generally chooses the first hdd, with Fedora, and I had > >grub on there booting Squeeze by default. > >After upgrading to Wheezy, I booted the fedora and ran grub2-mkconfig, > >and it found Wheezy, but did NOT add it to the boot menu. > >I used the BIOS to boot the second drive and updated grub on the Wheezy disk. > >Same thing, either with grub-mkconfig or update-grub, it finds the Fedora > >OS, but it does not add it to the grub menu. > >Personally, I'd like to install grub from the wheezy side, to the fedora > >side, > >with wheezy as the default, but including the fedora as an option. > >I seem to be finding conflicting information, and my attempts so far have > >failed. > >I'm finding I have to enter the BIOS and choose the second hdd manually to > >boot > >wheezy, which is a PITA. > > > >Any and all assistance, as always, appreciated. (alliteration) > > > >thanks, > >tony > >-- > >http://www.tonybaldwin.me > >
