Well, after 5 (yes 5) re-installs of Debian I learned a few things.
- Windows when installed on a SSD will default to EFI mode.
- Debian defaults to the BIOS (legacy, what ever) mode regardless of if it’s on a SSD or HDD type of drive.
- EFI & BIOS mode don’t talk worth a DAMN!
- Debian offers “Live” cds of most of the available desktops (GNOME, KDE, MATE, etc).
- The “Calamari” installer on the live cd is waaaaaaay easier to use that the net install cd installer.
- I now know just to switch to EFI only mode before installing Debian, in the computer’s BIOS settings, it automatically selects grub-efi instead of grub-pc. When installing dual SSD drives.
- You can format and partition more than one drive when doing a Manual install in Debian (I didn’t know this until this fiasco happened)
- DON"T SCREW UP THE BOOT SETTINGS IN THE FIRST PLACE & STAY OUT OF THE GRUB EDITOR! ← note to self
Thankfully it’s done & over. I now have a 1000GB SSD & 250HDD for Windows (Games hog a lot of space) and a 500GB SSD & 3TB HHD for Debian. And it presents to OS’s in the boot menu correctly.