Re: How install GRUB into partition after Debian install?

[dexter2 <dexter2@nextra.sk>]

I how nothing about "Partition Magic Boot Magic". But you can use Grub
to boot just about everything. Just install Grub into MBR of the whole
disk (make rescue boot floppy before) and you can boot Linux,
Windows,...with nice menu enviroment, with default boot after some time.
Look in to the manual of the Grub for details. Grub is very powerfull,
you can have even simple shell before boot and setup booting from
command line. Actualy menu in which you choose OS to be booted is just
extention.
If you do not wont to experiment with MBR of the whole disk (witch is
risky), install Grub on the floppy and experiment there.
Good luck
   Dexter2 



On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 09:51 -0400, Ted.Keesey@synoran.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the information Dexter2. 
> 
> Now that I have GRUB in the boot folder in the ext3 partition would
> you know  
> what parameters I would pass to boot to Debian?  I have Partition
> Magic  
> Boot Magic as my boot manager.  I was told that I need to tell Boot
> Magic 
> to boot to GRUB which will boot to Debian.  Thanks for any input you
> can  
> provide.
> 
> Ted 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> dexter2
> <dexter2@nextra.sk> 
> 
> 05/19/2005 04:15 PM 
> 
> 
> 
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>         To:
>  Ted.Keesey@synoran.com 
>         cc:
>  debian-user@lists.debian.org 
>         Subject:
>  Re: How install GRUB
> into partition after
> Debian install?
> 
> 
> 
> see this:
> 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Installing-GRUB-using-grub-install.html#Installing%20GRUB%20using%20grub-install
> 
> On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 09:27 -0400, Ted.Keesey@synoran.com wrote:
> > 
> > I do not want to install GRUB into the MBR.  When I installed 
> > Debian, GRUB would not install into any of the alternate 
> > locations. I have Debian installed without the GRUB boot manager. 
> > 
> > How do I get GRUB to install into a location other than the 
> > Master boot record so that I can boot Debian? I am using 
> > Partition Magic & BootMagic from WindowsXP to manage my  
> > partitions.  Should I create another partition 
> > for GRUB?  But then how do I boot over to Debian? 
> > 
> > Thanks for any help you can provide. 
> > 
> > Ted
> 
> 
>