I always keep a copy of this to hand: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/super-grub2-disk/
helpful any time I get a system that f*cks up grub or grub2 :) On 30 August 2013 13:54, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'll now need to work out how to have Linux/Windows/OpenIndiana on the >>> same grub, but I've seen docs about that. >>> >> >> OI and Windows is relatively simple, via chainloading. >> OI and recent Linux (with GRUB2, or rather new filesystems not >> supported by OI's version of GRUB) - this may be more tricky. >> > > Unfortunately, that's what I have. > I already have OI+Windows on grub, that's no problem. > All my issues started when I installed Linux Mint 15, which failed to > install its GRUB2 (because of not enough space before the first sector of > XP) and overwrote OI's grub... > > > I think chainloading failed that time for me when I tried, >> but this attempt was long ago and I am not certain of its >> details now. Possibly you'd need to stack another "external" >> bootloader in MBR that would chainload OI or Linux or Windows. >> > > Yes, perhaps I'll stack another bootloader. It's a good idea if it does > not work straight away. > > > upgrade won't destroy your ability to boot, again :) >> > > To be fair, for once, it's not Windows that destroyed things but Linux ;) > > == > > >> Now, if you install Linux after OpenIndiana, >> first copy the MBR created by OpenIndiana, then >> install Linux, then copy its grub.cfg, then >> overwrite the MBR by the one from OpenIndiana >> and apply the procedure above. >> > > Ok thanks I'll try that. > > -- Axelle > > > ______________________________**_________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@**openindiana.org<[email protected]> > http://openindiana.org/**mailman/listinfo/openindiana-**discuss<http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss> > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
