I have installed Debian 5 x64 from install DVD with no bootloader. The default Grub v2 and LILO will not work with my system and I need to install Grub v1.

Can this be done from the shell in install mode before I finish the installation?

Thanks!

I don't see why not. I would guess you'd want to select no bootloader, then switch to a virtual terminal and chroot into your install. From the chroot, you should be able to aptitude install grub.

No, you'd need grub-legacy. Grub will point to Grub2, which is exactly what the OP doesn't want

I think in Lenny grub is grub-legacy (i.e. in Lenny there is no grub-legacy package). In Squeeze, grub will be a dummy package referencing grub2 (actually referencing grub-pc, grub-efi, etc) while grub v1 will be grub-legacy.

I ran aptitude install grub and it removed grub-pc and installed grub. How do I verify what version it is? Doesn't really matter since it did not work. I will try grub-legacy next...

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Cheers,

Evo2.

You are correct there is no grub-legacy support in lenny

I've been trying to install debian on my mac mini for 3 days now. Can't get it to boot. I tried linux mint and it ran fine with grub v2. So its not grub but some setting the installer is messing up on. Grub v2 looks much complicated but I guess I will try to figure out the difference in configuration from mint.

Check here:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...=20481&start=0
From what i understand there are a couple of people who might give you a hand with Debian/powerpc.
If that was wrong: sorry, i don't know mac.

I'm trying to put this on a intel C2D mac mini. I'm coming over from the rpm side and was looking forward to running debian but will have to wait to sort out the boot loader issues. Weird thing is linux mint ran fine and was a breeeeze to install. I just dont need all those bells and whistles.

Thanks for the reply.

The bells and whistles of Mint or of grub2?
If its Mint, and you would like to get the grub-stuff sorted:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...ing%20GRUB%202
scroll down to <uninstall grub2>, nearly at the bottom of the page.

If nothing has changed Lenny-install-media use grub (not grub-legacy or grub2 or lilo, but grub). Packages in Lenny don't change (only security updates) so i wouldn't know why there should be grub2 in the Lenny-installer. But if you say so...

I for one prefer using a live-cd, mounting the installed OS and chrooting into it.
to repair/re-installl grub. (instead of doing it from a installation media).


But Mint is good.You might also stick with it (to get the hang of the debian-based systems).
Its never big fun fiddling with grub.

mint. I want to run a headless server


I ran aptitude install grub-legacy and no package was found. grub was just a pointer to grub v2 as mentioned earlier

I going to try elilo and grub-efi today. See what happens if not then Mint it is.

user$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.4
user$ apt-cache policy grub
grub:
Installed: 0.97-47lenny2
Candidate: 0.97-47lenny2
Version table:
*** 0.97-47lenny2 0
500 http://ftp.debian.org lenny/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

http://packages.debian.org/search?ke...le&section=all

Guessing its not on DVD 1 but thanks for checking. I might try to hook it to the internet.

Did you install your OS from media?

Yes, i usually install from CD1 (that is: not from DVDs and not from netinstall).

I do a lot of installations in VirtualBox (mostly Debian, seldom other OSes). I am quite sure that Lenny comes with grub and squeeze comes with grub2.
But you know how it is if one is sure...

In lenny, grub is grub-legacy, and that is what is installed by default.