grub vs. grub2

[JD]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Michael Hennebry <
hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:

> As F14 is EOL, I'm planning to install F16 real soon now.
> The plan is to install F16 on a completely different set of partitions.
> I've never had an install go right the first time.
> Adding to the fear and trepidation, is the change from grub to grub2.
> I'd like to be sure that after the disaster I can boot the old system.
> Could I do something like put my old /boot onto a CD and boot from that?
> If the old /boot isn't written over, could I use any live CD?
>
> In the first case,
> can I just tell the CD burner to burn the /boot partition?
> In the second case, do I need to invoke the grub shell?
> If so, what do I tell it?
>
>
Is it even possible to boot F16 using Grub 1?






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