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12-06-2009, 04:27 AM
Ok, I installed Windows 7 on one partition then installed Linux Mint on another.

Initially it went to the Mint boot loader to select OS but I wanted to use the plain windows one so I used Easy BCD to configure it to use the Windows one. My problem now though is that I now can't boot into Mint, as far as I know BCD is configured correctly but it just says something like there is nothing on the drive to boot when I try and boot to it. This field fairly new to me as in the past I haven't really dual booted so I may be wrong in my description above and its probably really easy to fix....

Any help is appreciated.
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12-06-2009, 07:37 AM
Why do you want to use the Windows bootloader in the first place?
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12-06-2009, 12:31 PM
As far as i know, you have to use the grub one. Also, you do have a swap partition right?
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12-06-2009, 04:09 PM (This post was last modified: 12-06-2009, 04:17 PM by Tim.)
Yep I have a swap partition.

Ok, I don't mind about using grub then, is is possible to set Windows 7 as number 1 on the Grub list though? I just thought it would be possible with the BCD program to have the Windows option boot windows then the Mint option to run grub.

How would I go about restoring grub? I'll just try removing this BCD program first.
Ps. I should also add that Mint is on a separate hard drive, the main partition is hd1,1 and the swap is hd1,2 and Windows is hd0,0.
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12-06-2009, 05:07 PM (This post was last modified: 12-06-2009, 05:09 PM by Uhriventis.)
To restore the GRUB the easiest way really would be to reinstall Linux.

Also, I'm not sure how the new Windows 7 will take to Linux. But, I'm sure you will be fine.

Also, I would recommend a switch to openSUSE. Been using it for awhile, though the installation isn't as user friendly as the Ubuntu faces.
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12-06-2009, 05:14 PM
(12-06-2009, 05:07 PM)Uhriventis Wrote: To restore the GRUB the easiest way really would be to reinstall Linux.

Also, I'm not sure how the new Windows 7 will take to Linux. But, I'm sure you will be fine.

Also, I would recommend a switch to openSUSE. Been using it for awhile, though the installation isn't as user friendly as the Ubuntu faces.

He is using mint.
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12-06-2009, 05:21 PM
(12-06-2009, 05:14 PM)Aristotle Wrote: He is using mint.

Mint is Ubuntu with a prettier face. Look'er up. Besides even that all of them are just Debian.
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12-07-2009, 05:24 AM
Clear hard-drive totally.
Install 7
Install Linux

Easiest way to do it.
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12-07-2009, 05:52 AM (This post was last modified: 12-07-2009, 05:54 AM by Tim.)
(12-06-2009, 05:21 PM)Uhriventis Wrote: Mint is Ubuntu with a prettier face. Look'er up. Besides even that all of them are just Debian.

I actually believe that Mint uses a modified version of GRUB that is different from Ubuntu, there is a little more than the UI that is changed between Ubuntu and Mint but not that much.

For the record I deleted the Mint partition and reinstalled it and its working fine now.
(12-07-2009, 05:24 AM)iintens Wrote: Clear hard-drive totally.
Install 7
Install Linux

Easiest way to do it.

Ps, thats what I did initially.
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