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Problem with Grub

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I had installed a back version of Debian in a partition on a
500-megahertz computer that was otherwise running Windows 2000 and
MS-DOS.

When I had finished installing Linux, on that machine, Grub wanted to
know whether I wanted it installed in the master boot record. It
reported seeing Windows 2000 and MS-DOS in other bootable partitions. I
agreed. Grub has allowed me to boot any of the three of these when the
BIOS has executed.

I later installed Debian 10.2 in a partition on a 64-bit computer that
was otherwise running Windows 10.

When I had finished installing Linux, Grub wanted to know whether I
wanted it installed on the master boot record. It reported seeing
"Windows Vista" in another bootable partition. I agreed. This time,
however, Grub modified the master boot record to allow only Linux to be
booted. I had to pay to have Windows 10 reinstalled.

I tried again, this time avoiding the master boot record entirely. I
asked that Grub install itself on a 3.5" diskette (in a USB floppy
drive). It did not. It installed itself instead on the master boot
record, again allowing only Linux to be booted. Again I had to pay to
have Windows 10 reinstalled.

I have now another 64-bit computer, running Windows 10, whose BIOS
provides the option of booting from a USB device. If I install Debian
10.2 in a partition on this computer, would I tell Grub to make the
partition bootable? Would Grub instead install itself on the master boot
record anyway, allowing only Linux to be booted? I can not afford to
lose access to Windows 10 again.

Thank you for your assistance.

-- William Lee Valentine


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      Re: Problem with Grub Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-06-24 06:40 +0200
  Re: Problem with Grub Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-06-21 23:00 +0200

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