Tag Archive for 'Grub'

Install Grub from chroot

Published on December 21, 2010 11:04 Tags: , , , .

The simple way to install grub/ grub2 from any linux live-CD or any other bootable medium.

Step 1: boot from linux live CD
Step 2: mount your hdd
Step 3: chroot in the mounted filesystem
Step 3: install grub
Step 4: reboot

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mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/
mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash
/usr/sbin/grub-install --recheck --no-floppy /dev/sda
reboot

Grub2

Published on September 5, 2010 09:54 Tags: , .

To see the grub menu on boot, edit the default grub config and decomment the following line:

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vim /etc/default/grub
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

This is the default setting with only one identified operating system.

By the way, to force Grub 2 to show the menu on boot just hold down the Shift key while Grub is starting.