Re: netinst.iso - a "learning experience"- Part 1 grub

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-05-06 at 08:30 +0200, an unknown sender wrote:
> > b. Can I do anything at this point to allow choice to boot
> > Windows?
>
> The menu is in /boot/grub/grub.cfg (GRUB 2) or /boot/grub/menu.lst (GRUB
> Legacy).
> You don't need to know what Windows you have installed, since it's done
> by chainloading. This is from my menu.lst:
>
> #title Windows
> #rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> #makeactive
> #chainloader +1
>
> Of cause, you need to uncomment it, IOW remove the "#"s.
>
> If you use GRUB 2, more likely for a default Debian install ;), than
> perhaps running "update-grub" with root privileges might add Windows
> automatically to grub.cfg. If not, I would recommend to switch to GRUB
> Legacy, since for a beginner it's easier to handle. You directly will
> edit menu.lst and it's including out-commented examples, such as the
> Windows chainload.
>
> - Ralf

Yes I have GRUB2, a default Debian install from netist.iso 
downloaded yesterday.
update-grub successfully did its thing.

Using Grub Legacy is attractive.
  How complex would the change be?
  In the future would an "update" or "upgrade" try to move 
me back to GRUB2?

I know that part of "advantage" of GRUB2 is handling newer 
hardware/technology. I would have to check to see if that 
would be helpful to me in near future.