thanks Brian! On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > Just do: > > grub-install /dev/sda1 > > ...but don't you really want to install grub to the drive itself? If do: > > grub-install /dev/sda > > Brian Cluff > > On 10/26/2016 10:05 AM, Michael wrote: > > I messed up. I installed mint18 on my external drive but mint18 is not > quite ready for prime time so I figured I would put mint 17.3 on. Well, > durring installation I told it to put grub on the external drive. now I > can't boot unless the external drive is plugged in. I need the port the > external is plugged into because that is the only USB port it will boot > from and I need that port for the thumb drive. So my question is how do I > install grub to sda1...... > > Mint won't boot now! How do I RESTORE WINDOWS SO i CAN DO THIS AGAIN? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: