Javier Vasquez wrote:
Hi, I'm wondering whether grub-install actually overwrites the MBR or not. If not then that's what I'm looking for, :). If so, how can it be performed without touching the MBR? Is there a difference between grub2 and grub-legacy in this regard?
Grub-install is just a script. The actual MBR installation is done with: grub> root (hd0,0) (Specify where your /boot partition resides) grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in the MBR) grub> quit (Exit the GRUB shell) acc. to http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/installation/57244-grub-mbr.html and if you check the script at line 529 it does just that. Who knows about grub2 since grub-legacu works quite well.More interesting, why would you want to install grub without touching the MBR which is its claim to fame?
Hugo