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Quick Start For EFI Systems
Installing Grub2Win
- Download the grub2win.zip file from SourceForge and unzip it.
- Run the unzipped file G2WInstall.exe. This will require administrator access.
- Setup will download the most current Grub2Win modules and start the installation.
- The Grub2Win Setup screen will appear. Follow the prompts to select the drive where the \grub2 product directory will be installed (usually C:)
- Once the setup program has completed successfully, a Delete the setup files checkbox will appear. The setup files are no longer needed. Check the box if you want the setup program to clean up these files.
Running Grub2Win
- Either click the desktop shortcut or go to the C:\grub2 directory and run grub2win.exe. This will require administrator access.
- The program will prompt you for your graphics preference, Windows boot timeout and grub timeout. You can also set the Grub2 language and boot menu title. The defaults should work fine, but you can change them if desired. Now click the yellow Manage Boot Menu button.
- Add the OS partitions you want Grub to display at boot time. Detailed instructions will be found by clicking Help.
- Now click Apply to return to the main Grub2Win screen. When you are satisfied with the options, click OK. Grub2Win will now generate a customized C:\grub2\grub.cfg file with the systems and options you have selected.
- Shut down and re-boot your machine. Use the Grub2Win menu to select the OS you would like to boot.
- If the Grub2Win boot menu does not appear and your machine boots directly to Windows, please see EFI Firmware Issues for additional steps.
- You can run grub2win.exe as often as you like to add, change or remove the systems on your boot menu. Many items, including Linux boot parms, icons, timeouts and partition addresses can be tailored. Your choices will preserved across multiple runs.
Note:
Linux requires the nomodeset boot parm for a few older video chips to boot properly. In some situations, you may need to add the nomodeset parm to get graphics to work. See Linux Boot Parm.
Support
If you encounter any errors during installation or while running Grub2Win, please open a topic on the discussion board here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/grub2win/discussion
You can also contact me for support by email:
drummerdp@users.sourceforge.net
I would appreciate the opportunity to address any errors before you post a review.
Good luck and enjoy!
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Many thanks!
drummerdp
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