On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Jacques van Langen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I have no experience with grub and little experience with Linux, but would > like to install GRUB 2 on a HD with Windows XP on the first partition and > Windows 7 on the second partition. There is no Linux on the HD. To install > it I use an Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD. I read the GNU GRUB 2 Manual, but there was > too little information for me to succeed installing GRUB 2. My main problem > is that I have not enough information on the meaning of the parameters from > grub-setup –h, and grub-install –h, and if it is possible at all, to install > GRUB 2 on a HD with no Linux. > > > > I have the following questions, > > · Where can I find an better explanation of the parameters and/or a > better manual. > > · Would it help to read the manual from GRUB Legacy or is GRUB 2 > completely different? > > · I use apt-get to install GRUB 2. Does this work with a Live CD? > > · Can you give me the sequence of commands that I should execute to > install grub from I live CD on a Windows only system. > > > > Any help would be appreciated, > > > > Thanks Electuur. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-grub mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub > >
To be honest, if all you're doing is booting windows you may as well just use the built in multi-boot support ntloader has already. It sounds like you just want something easy, and grub would not be 'easy' if you never install linux. _______________________________________________ Help-grub mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub
