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Thanks mate!
I seriously doubt it needs to be that complex. All I've ever had to do is:
1. Install Windows
2. Install Linux Mint / Ubuntu
3. If you want Windows to be the primary OS there are two simple commands to run in Terminal:
Code:sudo mv /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober /etc/grub.d/06_os-proberThis worked fine for Grub 2 the last time I tried it.Code:sudo update-grub
If Windows is taking up the entire drive you can usually find GParted on the Linux Live CD / DVD. Just use GParted to shrink the drive and set up the Linux partition. If you can't find it just type:
Code:sudo apt-get install gparted
Hi.
Why you need to move bootmgr to C: ?
I made partition for it and installed my linux on one (without moving bootmgr) and it works perfect.
It will add GRUB2 (for Ubuntu distro) and GRUB (for Debian or other type of distro) and your system will work normal (only grub will start before WindowsBootMgr).
Just resize one partition and install LinuxMint on it. Its recommend to have 10GB space on /, some space on /home and 2xMemorySize for Swap.
And you don't need to use EasyBCD. Only open GRUB config file with nano, gedit or pluma and edit default OS.
Trinty.
Hi Golden, thanks for the great tutorial, but I'm still unsure what to do in my particular situation.
Previously I had W7 on one drive and Linux Mint 14 on another. I would get a choice at boot as to which OS I wanted to boot into.
Just recently I upgraded my chip, mobo and RAM, and installed a 128GB SSD. I installed W7 on the SSD, and it booted up no problem.
I also have a 2TB drive and a 1TB drive. The 1TB drive used to be my boot drive, but both HDDs are now storage drives. When I connected them to the system, they were recognised by W7 and no problem.
I had Linux Mint 14 on a 500GB hard drive all by itself.
However, when I connected the Linux drive (stuck the SATA cable and power cable in) the system wouldn't boot at all. Obviously, I have now disconnected it and am booting W7 no problem.
My new mobo is a Gigabyte Z77-D3H, and has an EFI boot. I suspect that this is the problem.
So. I have a perfectly good 500GB HDD with Linux Mint set up on it. Is there any straightforward way I can reconnect it and boot it, whilst still being able to boot Windows through the EFI?
Thanks, John:)
Hi John,
Thats a really interesting question. As you know, there is a bit of an issue with UEFI Secure Boot and Linux. Do you have the option to turn OFF the secure boot part of the UEFI?
Regards,
Golden