First, however, can I ask a few details?ġ. Unfortunately, I am quite unexperienced with Linux or Grub, so I would appreciate any instruction, suggestion, or reference on how to make the mentioned USB key. The two should be isolated, so that if for any reason the MBR or the Grub get messed up the other operating system should load normally. With the special USB key inserted, it is a Linux system (from hard drive) With no USB key inserted, it is a normal Windows XP system Now I need an USB key prepared in a way that if the PC is booted while the USB key is inserted, the USB key starts the boot process and chains to the Grub in Linux partition, so that Linux loads.
add the usual separate partitions (boot, root, home, swap) and install Linux Mint specifying to install grub in the new boot partition the original MBR should be left completely untouched, so that when booting the PC sees (and starts) only Windows (no selection menu) The PC has the old style BIOS and can boot from USB. I have an older PC with Windows XP and would like to add Linux Mint as a completely independent boot.
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