Windows/Linux dual-boot imaging using Macrium

[Golden]

Hi,

Here they are.

 

[Kaktussoft]

ANG0.txt has the following at the end:
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /boot/grub/core.img
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
boot
# All your boot are belong to NeoSmart!
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /grub/core.img
kernel /grub/core.img
boot
# All your boot are belong to NeoSmart!
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /boot/grub2/core.img
kernel /boot/grub2/core.img
boot
# All your boot are belong to NeoSmart!
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /grub2/core.img
kernel /grub2/core.img
boot
# All your boot are belong to NeoSmart!
===============
It scans all drives (except floppies) for /boot/grub/core.img. If found then boot from that partition.
Not found... then it tries /grub/core.img
then /boot/grub2/core.img then /grub2/core.img

Because you restored the linux partition and it worked prior to restore.. file should still be there. Adding linux again to win7 bootmanager using easybcd.... linux still doesn't boot. Problem is most likely in linux itself

 

[Kaktussoft]

In the linux rescue prompt that you get type:

find --set-root --ignore-floppies /boot/grub/core.img
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /grub/core.img
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /boot/grub2/core.img
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /grub2/core.img

Does it find something?

 

[Golden]

Mmm. OK. I guess Linux just doesn't behave "nicely" when restored from a Macrium image.....that really all I wanted to determine. I thought it wouldn't have a problem, but.........

Unless I'm imaging incorrectly or restoring the image incorrectly, but I don't see how. Oh well.

EDIT: trying your suggestion now..........

At the grub rescue> prompt

find --set-root --ignore-floppies /boot/grub/core.img

Unknown command 'find'

 

[Kaktussoft]

In grub rescue:

ls (hd0,0)/
ls (hd0,1)/
ls (hd0,2)/
and more

What is your linux partition?
Even try

[FONT=Courier New]ls (hd0,msdos7)/[/FONT]

Even try msdos6, msdos8 or msdos1

 

[Golden]

From grub rescue> ls

(hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos7) (hd1,msdos6) (hd1,msdos5) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1)

 

[Kaktussoft]

in linux rescue:

ls

you most likely see (hd0) and (fd0). But what else?

 

[Kaktussoft]

From grub rescue> ls

(hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos7) (hd1,msdos6) (hd1,msdos5) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1)

ls (hd0,msdos7)/
ls (hd0,msdos7)/boot

Is that your linux partition?

 

[Golden]

OK. I tried several combinations of ls (hd0,msdos1)/ etc., each one returned unknown filesystem until I did this:

ls (hd1,msdos2)/

./ ../ lost+found. etc/ media/ bin /boot/ dev /home /lib /lib64 /mnt /opt/ proc/ root/ run/ sbin/ selinux/ srv/ sys/ tmp/ usr/ var/ vmlinuz initrd.img

Thus, (hd1, msdos2) is the Linux partition, correct?

 

[Kaktussoft]

From grub rescue> ls

(hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos7) (hd1,msdos6) (hd1,msdos5) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1)

ls (hd0,msdos7)/
ls (hd0,msdos7)/boot

Is that your linux partition?

I meant hd0 instead of hd1!! Was typo

 

[Golden]

(hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos7) (hd1,msdos6) (hd1,msdos5) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1)

ls (hd1,msdos2)/
./ ../ lost+found. etc/ media/ bin /boot/ dev /home /lib /lib64 /mnt /opt/ proc/ root/ run/ sbin/ selinux/ srv/ sys/ tmp/ usr/ var/ vmlinuz initrd.img

Looks like (hd1,msdos2) is Linux partition?

 

[Kaktussoft]

(hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd1) (hd1,msdos7) (hd1,msdos6) (hd1,msdos5) (hd1,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1)

ls (hd1,msdos2)/
./ ../ lost+found. etc/ media/ bin /boot/ dev /home /lib /lib64 /mnt /opt/ proc/ root/ run/ sbin/ selinux/ srv/ sys/ tmp/ usr/ var/ vmlinuz initrd.img

Looks like (hd1,msdos2) is Linux partition?

msdos7 and the others are linux as well?
part of grub config you attached

menuentry 'LinuxMint, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c44d0292-2966-4537-bbe8-4603b3de2c48

 

[Golden]

Not according to grub rescue?

grub rescue> ls (hd1,msdos7)/

returns

error: unknown filesystem

There is no (hd0,msdos7) entry when typing ls. The only hd0 entry is (hd0,msdos1)

 

[Kaktussoft]

OK. I tried several combinations of ls (hd0,msdos1)/ etc., each one returned unknown filesystem until I did this:

ls (hd1,msdos2)/

./ ../ lost+found. etc/ media/ bin /boot/ dev /home /lib /lib64 /mnt /opt/ proc/ root/ run/ sbin/ selinux/ srv/ sys/ tmp/ usr/ var/ vmlinuz initrd.img

Thus, (hd1, msdos2) is the Linux partition, correct?

 ls (hd1,msdos2)/boot/grub/core.img 
ls (hd1,msdos2)/boot/grub2/core.img 
ls (hd1,msdos2)/grub/core.img 
ls (hd1,msdos2)/grub2/core.img

 

[Kaktussoft]

Post screenshot of disk management from within win7

 

[Golden]

Here we go:

 

[Kaktussoft]

remove the usb stick!! And reboot to linux so it enters the rescue grub prompt

ls

post output

 

[Golden]

(hd0) (hd0,msdos7) (hd0,msdos6) (hd0,msdos5) (hd0,msdos2) (hd0,msdos1)

(hd0,msdos2) = Linux


USB stick with linux bootable tools on it...........

 

[Kaktussoft]

in rescue prompt:

search  --no-floppy  --fs-uuid  --set=root  c44d0292-2966-4537-bbe8-4603b3de2c48

post output

 

[Kaktussoft]

ls (hd0,msdos2)/boot/grub/core.img 
ls (hd0,msdos2)/boot/grub2/core.img 
ls (hd0,msdos2)/grub/core.img 
ls (hd0,msdos2)/grub2/core.img

found it?