HOWTO install Linux from grub with an USB pendrive
I had a fucked up installation where only GRUB2 survived. The machine CD drive is broken and the BIOS is so old that it doesn't allow booting from USB.
- Install an ISO onto an USB drive using pendrivelinux.com.
- Insert the USB into the fucked linux and switch it on.
- On the
grub>
prompt, typels (hd
and press thetab
key to auto-expand until you find the USB drive (it's most probably(hd1,msdos1)
). - Type
set root=(hd1,msdos1)
. - Type
chainloader +1
. - Type
boot
.
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