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Re: [Debian-User] OT: Does grub-install overwrite the MBR?



On Fri,11.Jul.08, 08:37:40, Javier Vasquez wrote:
 
> 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 will install to the MBR if you specify a drive (not a partition) as 
its destination. But AFAIK it will not overwrite Windows' bootloader and 
it should be possible to revert. Read the grub docs for more info.

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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