Attachment 2443 Details for Bug 6300 – instructions

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install_grub2_in_Mga2_using_chroot.txt (text/plain), 1.13 KB, created by Barry Jackson on 2012-06-09 11:24:47 CEST

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>Make sure you have a bootable live CD and a small USB stick or SD card that
>will work in the machine.
>
>Boot into the installed Mageia and download these three files:-
>
>http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/2/x86_64/os-prober-1.53-0.mga2.x86_64.rpm
>http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/2/x86_64/grub2-2.0-1.4412.mga2.x86_64.rpm
>http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/mychroot
>
>Copy the file 'mychroot' to a USB or SD for use later.
>
>cd into the download folder and :-
>
>su
>urpmi os-prober-1.53-0.mga2.x86_64.rpm
>urpmi grub2-2.0-1.4412.mga2.x86_64.rpm
>
>WAIT for the prompt to re-appear it may take a while.
>
>Now close down Mageia and repair Windows so that it boots again as it did without Mageia.
>I can't help here but I guess the Windows install media will offer to do this.
>
>Once you have the machine booting into Windows with no sign of Mageia or grub, then shut 
>down and boot into a live CD of Mageia or whatever you have.
>
>Insert the USB/SD card and copy 'mychroot' to the home folder.
>
>now:
>cd
>chmod +x mychroot
>su
>./mychroot sda5
>grub2-install /dev/sda
>
>WAIT for the prompt to return then
>
>CTRL/d
>CTRL/d
>
>Now close down the live CD session and re-boot - a prayer may also be useful ;)

Make sure you have a bootable live CD and a small USB stick or SD card that
will work in the machine.

Boot into the installed Mageia and download these three files:-

http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/2/x86_64/os-prober-1.53-0.mga2.x86_64.rpm
http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/2/x86_64/grub2-2.0-1.4412.mga2.x86_64.rpm
http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/mychroot

Copy the file 'mychroot' to a USB or SD for use later.

cd into the download folder and :-

su
urpmi os-prober-1.53-0.mga2.x86_64.rpm
urpmi grub2-2.0-1.4412.mga2.x86_64.rpm

WAIT for the prompt to re-appear it may take a while.

Now close down Mageia and repair Windows so that it boots again as it did without Mageia.
I can't help here but I guess the Windows install media will offer to do this.

Once you have the machine booting into Windows with no sign of Mageia or grub, then shut 
down and boot into a live CD of Mageia or whatever you have.

Insert the USB/SD card and copy 'mychroot' to the home folder.

now:
cd
chmod +x mychroot
su
./mychroot sda5
grub2-install /dev/sda

WAIT for the prompt to return then

CTRL/d
CTRL/d

Now close down the live CD session and re-boot - a prayer may also be useful ;)

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