Trash Talk - installed Windows and Linux wont boot Anonymous - Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject: installed Windows and Linux wont boot
I installed windows and got my cell phone to give me the internet (my net went out).
I saw that Windows made itself the boot partition so I made Linux to boot partition. When grub loads it says something about not being able to load the operating system. I changed windows back to the boot os and tried to edit the boot.ini to load linux by using dd to create an image.
The partitions are still there.
When I try to make windows load the image from linux, it just stays at a black screen.
Is there any way I can access a grub terminal or something to update it or use Windows to boot Linux. It's being retarded with me. I'll be googling.
(Deactived B l a h e r) - Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject:
I was always told to always install windows first and then install linux due to the same problem. Windows has something that it over writes partions or something like that.
Anonymous - Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:
Yeah I know. I can access everything on the partition with the live cd. I guess I just have to backup my data and do a clean install. The only important things on it was my music and random things I coded I guess.
Smong - Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:
I would imagine if you rerun grub it will install itself as the loader again. Then edit the grub settings file to chainload windows on whatever partition it is on.
Anonymous - Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:
I did edit grub back to the way it was. I couldn't make it use update-grub from the live cd even with access to the partition. I just decided I might as well re-install it anyway. All I have to do is:
Install ndiswrapper things for wifi.
Allow the updates to run.
Install mediaplayerconnect (or w/e) to play media in the browsers.
Download and install java
Download and make/install flash.
Download my old packages that I like.
Re-add my backed up files
Install wine and continuum.
Then for windows I still need to run updates and get drivers from dell.com
I won't be using an antivirus because I probably will only be playing continuum or going to safe sites. (MGB, ss-halo.com, ect.)
BDwinsAlt - Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:
Ok I finished setting up Linux. It is back and better than ever!
http://braddavis.info/laptop.png
I like this a lot better than the way I had it before.
CypherJF - Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject:
Well, my experience has been, you need to install Windows first (XP or earlier) because it needs to be on the first partition. Linux should easily install elsewhere without hassle (go figure?)... BDwinsAlt - Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:56 am Post subject:
I had that done at first but Windows screwed up so I deleted the partition. When I tried to install it again, it did that. Stupid hal.dll. See I sent my original cd away so I couldn't rescue. I had Windows XP Pro Corp around. The License Key works every time Maverick - Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:40 am Post subject:
oh wow.. didn't know it was possible to run Continuum on Linux/Ubuntu ?
BDwinsAlt - Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:36 am Post subject:
That was for a friend. He said he didn't want to use Linux because you couldn't. I didn't want to take another screenie.
