After unzipping the result, one must copy the resulting bytes back to the MBR.Īll of this is aided by a new factor: grub4dosToolboxForWindows.exe, version 0.21 or later. the web page for bootlace in the cloud uploads the file, transforms it as bootlace would do, repackages it wuth the original 63 bytes (.backup), the new 63 bytes (.bin), and the log, all within a zip file which you get prompted to download.Ĥ. The solution offered worked by copying the first 63 bytes of the MBR or partition mbr to a file ģ. At first it looked cumbersome, like scratching your left ear with your right hand. Somehow, an answer came up regarding bootlace in the cloud. Posting the question spurred me to search widely about running bootlace. There must be something I am missing or just do not know. Hundreds (or thousands) of folks have done this. It seems like a catch-22, but I don't believe it.
While there may be other strategies for getting a good grub boot onto my hard drive, I seem to understand this a bit. Have not tried any compatibility solutions - hoping for an easier path. But even a 32-bit compatibility fix won't work: its messages say 16-bit. But that program refuses to run on a 64-bit machine. In trying to install it using Windows, rather than Linux, the instruction is to use 'bootlace.exe'. Trying unmounting, then remounting does not change anything. The resulting mount table shows sda1 mounted as ro. With nothing previously mounted, I issue 'mount -o rw /dev/sda1 /mnt'. I have tried 2 other puppy linuxes: Quirky and Lupu.528. Here is the nub of the problem: When I try to write the MBR using grub4dos under the live Fat Dog version, it tells me that the partition containing Windows is mounted read-only (ro). Currently, when I boot without any of the many boot aids I've created, it goes to grub-rescue with the message: 'Unable to find /boot/grub2/I386-pc/normal.mod', not a new thing according to the internet. I want to transfer what I did to the USB to the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive. This shows me that my basic method is OK. Using grub4dos, I have just now created a USB under puppy linux live (version Fat Dog) which works OK. I must have installed grub once before, but now its a problem: 
After the first prompt, I select 'boot manually', then 'operating systems', then finally Windows or Linux - very cumbersome.
For about a couple of years I've been using Supergrub from a USB to boot.
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