On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 09:10:33AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I've been a computer _user_ since early 60's [undergrad E.E. student].
> I have used multi-boot since the days of Squeeze.
> I wish to grok multi-boot.
>
> I currently default to Debian 12 , other options are available.
>
> After doing some years overdue disk housekeeping, I wish to *ADD* a clean
> install of Trixie.
>
> Some of the housekeeping will be for re-purposing some existing disk
> partitions.
>
Please don't - it's complex to get this right. A backup of data you need
and some clean installs would make this easier.
Others have given you ways forward from this - I honestly think you'd
be batter doing clean installs of Bookworm, Trixie and whatever else
on a clean disk using UEFI.
That's the counsel of perfection but I know you won't do this ..
> To safely do that, I need to know the details of the power on boot sequence
> and what files are used.
>
Read first, please use Google or simlar and then come back. As in the FAQ,
we're not psychic - if you can do some work *first* then you have something
to come forward with that you don't understand.
> I'm carefully not asking specific questions as decades of tech support (in
> another field) has taught me that "wrong questions" can cause as much grief
> as "wrong answers" ;{
>
Without some sensible questions, you won't necessarily get any good answers
until there have been several rounds of answers, which takes a deal of
time and effort. There are suggestions as to how to ask questions and provide
information over many years in the archives of this list.
> TIA
>
With every good wish, as ever,
Andrew Cater
([email protected])
>
>
