The how-to is also fit for a motherboard that runs on an (U)EFI that has been configured to behave as if it were a conventional old-fashioned BIOS. This usually means a computer that was sold with Windows Vista or Windows XP pre-installed on it. Note: this how-to is only fit for motherboards that run on a conventional old-fashioned BIOS. If you restore (repair) Grub in the MBR, then you must again tell Grub where it can find the existing boot menu.Ģ.2. The first hard disk is the hard disk that's number 1 in the boot priority (boot sequence) in the BIOS of your computer. These are not in the MBR, but in a folder on the active Linux partition.ĭo you have two physical hard disks in your computer? Then it's important for you to know that Grub always resides in the MBR of the first hard disk. Secondly, there's the Grub boot menu with the various operating systems, plus some supporting files. The Master Boot Record is the first sector of the hard disk. However, it's very important that you follow the instructions exactly.įirst, the main part of the program itself, which is placed in the Master Boot Record (MBR). Also, Grub might not successfully be installed when installing Linux Mint.įortunately, it's an easy problem to solve.
#GRUB ON USB BREAKS GRUB ON SYSTEM INSTALL#
So it's better when you install Windows first and then Linux. If you install Linux first and Windows afterwards, then you lose Grub. First the explanation, then the how-to.Ģ.1.
#GRUB ON USB BREAKS GRUB ON SYSTEM HOW TO#
Here you'll find solutions for the two most common problems: how to repair it and how to remove it. Yet you can occasionally come across a problem with Grub. Grub is evidence of the strength of simplicity: the program is very simple, but also powerful and versatile. On my multiple boot laptop there once were 10 different operating systems in the menu of Grub: they all lived brotherly side by side on the same hard drive. All Linux distributions, all types of Windows, all types of DOS, all kinds of BSD, Apple Mac OS, you name it. That's well deserved: the thing actually boots all conceivable operating systems. The Grand Unified Bootloader, better known as Grub, is the most common boot loader for Linux. With the installation DVD of Windows 10ġ. Adapt Grub: some advanced options explained in more detail Making the Grub boot menu permanently visible Making the Grub boot menu visible one-time only Adapt Grub: modifying the entries in the menu of a multiboot PC
Adapt Grub: switching the dominant Grub on a multiboot system with more than one Linux Adapt Grub: making Windows the first option in the Grub boot menu Repair Grub for modern computers (EFI or UEFI BIOS)