Thanks for on- and offline help!

The problem was me being an old Linux-person and to me 'init 6' is exactly 
identical to 'reboot'.
What happened next, I don't know. I do know that all data seemed gone, until I 
started SXDE again, and exit-ed the installer for a command-line and 'format'. 
After some lengthy fiddling in there, I actually managed to get the partition 
layout back using 'verify'->'backup'.
Grub is back and offers the choices, old and new. Alas, whatever I try, it 
would reboot immediately.
So I'll google for the update of the boot environment next ... .

Another note (bug/enhancement): live-upgrade inevitably overwrites the MBR. So 
keep a super-grub CD handy to get back to the original MBR in case of 
chainloading. Though this was the least problem here: I have it handy anytime.
 
 
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