Re: netinst.iso - a "learning experience"- Part 1 grub
On Sun 06 May 2012 at 07:05:42 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
> 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?
Not too complex, I'd think - but why bother? Nobody cares about GRUB
legacy in any serious way. You can choose to be among the dwindling
number of people who still use it but it will continue to rot away
while GRUB 2 receives all the attention.
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