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Author: Brian Cluff
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: install grub
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~(-:
>
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